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kaylie
substances vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Drugs | a substance, other than food, that changes the structure of function of the body |
| Medicine | are legal drugs that help the body fight injuries, illnesses, or diseases |
| addiction | having control over our thoughts by making us crave or have a strong emotional need towards something. |
| physical dependence | physically needing a drug to function normally |
| psychological dependence | mentally craving a drug |
| withdrawal | a group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug |
| tolerance | causing the body to need increasingly larger amounts |
| drug interactions | when a person takes more than one drug at a time, the drugs may interact |
| 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 that are prescribed to you, part of life |
| drug misuse | the improper use of medicines |
| drug abuse | when a drug is intentionally used improperly or unsafe |
| prescription drugs | a drug only with a written order from a doctor and can be purchased only at a pharmacy |
| OTC drugs | a medicine that is sold legally in pharmacies and other stores without a doctors note |
| stimulants | drugs that increase the activity of the nervous system |
| depressants | a drug that slows brain and body reactions |
| hallucinogens | a drug that distorts perception, thought, and mood |
| club drugs | a drug usually taken during a club scene, their effects are different from person to person and are very dangerous |
| inhalants | a breathable chemical vapor that produces mind-altering effects |
| anabolic steroids | artificial forms of the male hormone testosterone |
| marijuana | the leaves, stems, and flowering tops of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa |
| gateway drug | a gateway to using "harder" drugs |
| zero-tolerance law | teens and others under the age of 21, using alcohol is illegal |
| reverse tolerance | rapidly lose their mental, emotional, and physical health |
| intoxication | is the state in which a person's mental and physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or another substance |
| BAC | the amount of alcohol in a person's blood, expressed as a percentage |
| fetal alcohol syndrome | a group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on an unborn child |
| FDA | inspects, tests, and assesses the safety of food, drugs, and a variety of consumer goods |
| tar | is a mixture of hundreds of chemicals |
| nicotine | a very addictive chemical in tobacco products |
| carbon monoxide | when substances-including tobacco- are burned, an odorless, poisonous gas |
| second hand smoke | a combination of mainstream and sidestream smoke |
| sidestream smoke | is smoke that goes into the air directly from the cigarette |
| mainstream smoke | is exhaled from a smoker's lungs |
| emphysema | a disorder in which alveoli in the lungs can no longer functions |
| bronchitis | is an infection that causes the mucous membranes lining the bronchi to become inflamed |
| cirrhosis | is a disease that may lead to liver failure and death |
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