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Substanses
Substances Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Drug | other substance than food that changes the structure or function of the body |
medicine | legal drugs that help the body fight injury, illness, or disease |
Addiction | craving, or strong emotional need |
Dependence | the brain develops a chemical need for and can not function normally without it |
Withdraw | a group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug |
Tolerance | with repeated use of alcohol, it effects in the brain become reduced |
Antagonism | occurs when each drugs effect is canceled out or reduced by the other |
Synergism | occurs when drugs interact to produce effects greater than those that each drug would produce alone |
Drug misuse | The improper use of medications either prescription or over the counter drugs |
Drug abuse | When a drug is intentionally used improperly or unsafely |
Drug use | using drugs correctly for medical purpose |
Prescription drugs | A drug that can be obtained only with a written order from a doctor and can only be purchased at a pharmacy |
Over the counter drugs | A medicine that is sold legally in pharmacies and other stores without a doctors prescription |
Stimulants | Drugs that increase the activity of the nervous system |
Depressants | A drug that slows the brain and body reactions |
Hallucinogens | A drug that distorts perception, thought, and mood |
club drugs | dff |