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Chapter 12 Vocab
Illegal Drugs
Term | Definition |
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Anabolic Steroid | A synthetic version of the male hormone testosterone that is used to promote muscle development. |
Depressant | A drug that causes relaxation and sleepiness. |
Club (Designer) Drug | A drug made to closely resemble a common illegal drug in chemical structure and effect. |
Drug Abuse | The intentional improper or unsafe use of a drug. |
Hallucinogen | A drug that distorts perceptions, causing the user the see or hear things that are not real. |
Inhalant | A drug that is inhaled as a vapor. |
Intervention | Confronting a drug user about his or her drug abuse problem to stop him or her from using drugs. |
Marijuana | The dried flowers and leaves of the plant "Cannabis Sativa" that are smoked or mixed in food and eaten for intoxicating effects. |
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome | Drug withdrawal that occurs in newborn infants whose mothers were frequent drug users while pregnant. |
Opiates | A group of highly addictive drugs derived from the poppy plant that are used as pain relievers, anesthetics, and sedatives. |
Overdose | The taking of too much of a drug, which causes sickness, loss of consciousness, permanent damage, or even death. |
Recovering | The process of learning to live without drugs. |
Relapse | A return to using drugs while trying to recover from drug addiction. |
Stimulant | A drug that temporarily increase a person's energy and alertness. |