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substances
substances vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Drug | a substance, other than food, that changes the structure or function of the body |
| medicine | a legal drug that helps the body fight injury, illness, or disease |
| addiction | the state of losing control over the use of a drug strong craving for that drug |
| dependence | the condition that results when the brain develops a chemical need for a drug and cannot function normally without it |
| physical dependence | mentally craving a drug |
| psychological dependence | needing a drug to function normally |
| withdrawal | a group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking the drug |
| tolerance | the condition that results when repeated use of a drug causes it to have less of an effect on the brain |
| drug interactions | when a person takes more than one drug |
| synergistic | when each drug effect is reduced by the other |
| anragonistic | when each drug effect is greater then the drug would be alone |
| drug use | doctors write prescriptions/over the counter drugs |
| drug misuse | the improper use of a drug |
| drug abuse | when a drug is intentionally used improperly |
| prescription drugs | a drug the you can have only with a doctors notice |
| (OTC)/ over the counter drugs | medicine that is legally in pharmacies and other stores without doctor notice |
| stimulants | a type of drug that increases the activity of nervous system |
| depressants | a drug that slows the brain |
| hallucinogens | a drug that distorts percepton |
| club drug | drugs that first gained popularity at dance clubs |
| inhalants | a breathable chemical vapor that produces mind effect |
| anabiolic steroids | used to increase muscle size |
| marijuana | drug made from leaves,stems,and hemp plant |
| gateway drug | easy access to another drug |
| analgesic | pain reliver |
| zero tolerance law | policy that enforces strict consequences for underaged drinking |
| reverse tolerance | a condition in which less and less alcohol causes intoxication |
| intoxication | when a persons mental and physical abilities are impaired with alcohol |
| BAC/BAL | amount of alcohol in a persons blood |
| fetal alcohol syndrome | a group of birth defects caused by alcohol |
| FDA | inspects test and assesses the safety of food |
| tar | dark, sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns |
| nicotine | extremely addictive chemical in tobacco |
| carbon monoxide | poisonous, colorless, odorless gas produce when substances are burned |
| second hand smoke | combo of main stream and side stream smoke |
| side stream smoke | the air that goes into the air directly from the cigarette |
| main stream smoke | exhaled from a smokers lungs |
| emphysema | disorder in which alveoli in the lungs can no longer function properly |
| bronchitis | infection that causes the membrane lining of bronchi swell |
| cirrhosis | fat filled liver cells die, which leaves behind useless scar tissue |
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