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Substances
Substances Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Drug | A substance, other than food, that changes the structure or function of the body. |
Medicine | Are legal drugs that help the body fight injury, illness, or disease. |
Addiction | The drinker no longer has control over his or her drinking. |
Dependance | Synonym of Addiction. |
Withdrawal | A group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug. |
Tolerance | Causes a drinker's body to need increasingly larger amounts of alcohol to achieve the original effect. |
Synergistic | Occurs when drugs interact to produce effects greater than those that each drug would produce alone. |
Antagonistic | Occurs when each drug's effect is canceled out or reduced by the other. |
Drug Use | Using drugs correctly for medical reasons. |
Drug Misuse | Using drugs incorrectly. |
Drug Abuse | Using drugs for no medical reasons illegally. |
Prescription Drug | A drug that can be obtained only with a written order from a doctor and can be purchased only at a pharmacy. |
Over-the-counter Drug | A medicine that is sold legally in pharmacies and other stores without a doctor's prescription. |
Stimulants | Drugs that increase the activity of the nervous system. |
Depressant | Drugs that slows brain and body reactions. |
Hallucinogens | Drugs that distorts perception, thought, and mood. |
Club Drug | A dangerous drugs used in parties and clubs. |
Inhalants | A breathable chemical vapor that produces mind-altering effects. |
Steroids | To increase muscle size and strength and also dangerous side effects. |
Marijuana | Leaves, stems, and flowering tops of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. |
Gateway Drug | A "gateway" to harder and more dangerous drugs. |
Analgesic | Pain reliever |
Zero Tolerance Law | |
Reverse Tolerance | |
Intoxication | |
BAC/BAL | |
% of BAC/BAL in IL | |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | |
FDA | |
Tar | |
Nicotine | |
Carbon Monoxide | |
Second Hand Smoke | |
Mainstream Smoke | |
Emphysema | |
Bronchitis | |
Cirrohosis |