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Steven Curtiss
Substances Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Drug | a substances. Other than food that changes the structure or function of the body |
| medicine | a legal drug that helps the body fight off illnesses |
| addiction/dependence | the state of losing control of the use of a drug |
| physical dependance | body starts to need the drug |
| psychological dependance | the brain thinks it needs a drug |
| withdrawl | when you stop taking a drug |
| tolerance | when the drug use starts to have less of an affect on the brain |
| drug use | when u use a substance that can help or harm you |
| drug misuse | when you use this substance in a way not tolerated |
| drug abuse | when you over use and don't stop using this substance |
| prescription drugs | A legal drug that we use a medicine but can be abused |
| otc drugs | a substance that a doctor subscribes you with |
| stimulants | a drug that raises the nervous system |
| depresants | a drug that slows down the body and brain functions |
| hallucinogens | a drug that distorts your thoughts, and mood |
| inhalents | a breathable chemical vapor that causes mind altering effects |
| steroids | a legal drug that can be over used to gain strength |
| marijuana | a drug made from plants legal in some states |
| gateway drug | a habit-forming drug that, while not itself addictive, may lead to the use of other addictive drugs |
| analgesic | chiefly of a drug acting to relieve pain. |
| 0 tolerance law | A law, policy, or practice that provides for the imposition of severe penalties for a proscribed offense or behavior without making exceptions for extenuating circumstances |
| reverse tolerance | drug sensitization is the phenomenon of a reversal of the side-effects from a drug, the reduction of insensitivity caused after drug tolerance has been established |
| intoxcation | the state of being drunk/high, especially by alcohol. |
| Bac/Bal % IL | the percentage of alcohol in the bloodstream: under the laws of most states, .08 |
| fetal alcohol syndrom | a congenital syndrome caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy, |
| FDA | The Food and Drug Administration is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, |
| Tar | It is used in road making and for coating and preserving timber. in cigarettes |
| Nicotine | the addicting drug in cigarettes |
| carbon monoxide | poisonous colorless odorless produced when substances ore burned |
| Second hand smoke | smoke inhaled involuntarily from tobacco being smoked by others |
| sidestream smoke | smoke that passes from a cigarette into the surrounding air, rather than into the smoker's lungs. |
| mainstream smoke | smoke that is exhaled from a smokers lungs |
| emphysema | a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness. |
| Bronchitis |
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