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substances
substances vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| drug | a chemical substance that is taken to cause changes in a person's body or behavior. |
| mediecine | are legal drugs that help the body fight injury,illness,or disease. |
| dependence | the brain develops a chemical need for alcohol and cannot function normally |
| addiction | the drinker no longer has control over his or her drinking. |
| physical | a drug to function normally |
| psychological dependence | addiction -mentally craving a drug |
| withdrawal | group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug. |
| tolerance | causes a drinkers 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 drugs effect is canceled out or reduced by the other. |
| drug use | using drugs correctly for medical purposes. |
| drug misuse | the improper use of medicines either prescription or over the counter drugs is called . |
| drug abuse | when a drug is intentionally used improperly or unsafely it is know as. |
| 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 drugs | a medicine that is sold legally in pharmacies and other stores without a doctor prescription. |
| stimulants 5 | drug that increase the activity of the nervous system.1 |
| depressants 4 | a drug that slows brain and body reactions. 1 alcohol may cause confusion 2 decreased alerteness 3 poor coordination 4 blurred vision. |
| hallucinogens 3 | a drug that distorts perception thought and mood. |
| club drugs 4 | got their name from the fact that they first gained popularity at dance clubs and raves. |
| inhalants | a breathable chemical vapor that produces mind altering effects is. |
| steroids | to increase muscle size and strength some athletes are tempted to use |
| marijuanea | is the leaves stems and flowering tops of the hemp plant is also called pot,dope |
| get way drugs | different names for drugs |
| analgesic | is a pan reveler |
| zero tolerance | in addition many schools have adopted a |
| reverse tolerance | late stage alcoholics also experience for alcohol a condition in which less and less alcohol causes intoxication. |
| intoxication | is the state in which a person mental and physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or another substance. |
| BAC/BAL | is the amount of alcohol in a persons blood expressed as a percentage. |
| tar | a dark sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns is known as. |
| nicotine | a very addictive chemical in tobacco products. |
| carbon monoxide | when substances including tobacco are burned an odorless poisonous gas is. |
| second hand smoke | the combination of mainstream and sidestream smoke is |
| sidestream | is smoke that goes into the air directly from the cigarette |
| mainstream | is exhaled from a smokers lugs. |
| emphysema | a disorder in which alveoli in the lungs can no longer function properly. |
| bronchitis | is an infection that causes the mucous membranes lining the bronchi to become inflamed. |
| cirrhosis | may lead to liver failure and death. |
| fda | inspects tests and assssses the safty of food drugs and a variety of consumer goods |
| fetal alcohol syndrome | a group of birth defect caused by the effects of alcohol on an unborn child. |
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