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ILLEGAL DRUGS
DRUG ABUSE AND EFFECTS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| INHALANTS | CHEMICALS THAT GIVE HARMFUL EFFECTS WHEN INHALED |
| HUFFING | INHALING FUMES TO GET HIGH |
| BAGGING | INHALING FUMES FROM A BAG TO GET HIGH |
| GASOLINE | EXAMPLE OF AN INHALANT |
| MARIJUANA | LEAVES FROM THE CANNABIS PLANT. SMOKED |
| THC | ACTIVE COMPONENT OF MARIJUANA |
| HASHISH | OILS FROM THE CANNABIS PLANT. STRONGER |
| GATEWAY DRUG | LESSER DRUG THAT LEADS TO USE OF A STRONGER DRUG |
| ECSTASY | PSYCHOACTIVE SYNTHETIC DRUG THAT GIVES HALLUCINATIONS. MDMA |
| HALLUCINOGENS | POWERFUL PSYCHEDELIC DRUG MADE FROM ACIDS. CAUSE YOU TO LOSE SENSE OF REALITY |
| LSD | MOST POWERFUL HALLUCINOGEN . CALLED BEAST OR LUCY |
| PCP | HALLUCINOGEN KNOWN AS ANGEL DUST. |
| FLASHBACK | VIVID VIOLENT MEMORY DURING A HALLUCINATION |
| STIMULANT | DRUG GROUP THAT SPEEDS UP BODY PROCESSES AND FUNCTIONS |
| COCAINE | POWERFUL WHITE POWDER, STIMULANT. SNIFFED |
| CRACK | MELTED DOWN COCAINE THAT IS 10 TIMES WORSE THAN COCAINE |
| NARCOTICS | POWERFUL PAIN BLOCKING DRUGS THAT COMES FROM OPIUM |
| HEROIN | MOST POWERFUL NARCOTIC. VERY ADDICTIVE AND DANGEROUS |
| CODEINE | NARCOTIC THAT SOMETIMES IS PRESCRIBED BY DOCTORS FOR PAIN |
| STEROIDS | SYNTHETIC DRUG THAT MIMICS HORMONES. ABUSED BY ATHLETES |
| ROID RAGE | VIOLENT AND AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS MADE BY A STEROID USER |
| DEPRESSANTS | SEDATIVES. SLOWS DOWN BODY PROCESSES |
| ALCOHOL | DRUG MADE THROUGH THE FERMENTATION PROCESS |
| FERMENTATION | PROCESS IN WHICH YEAST OR SUGAR ROTS TO FORM ALCOHOL |
| PROOF | MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL IN A DRINK |
| BAC | PERCENT MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL IN A PERSON'S BLOOD |
| TOXIN | POISONOUS |
| HAZING | DANGEROUS DRINKING DONE TO ENTER OR BE A MEMBER OF A CLUB |
| BINGE DRINKING | CONSUMING LARGE AMOUNTS OF ALCOHOL IN SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. |
| NERVOUS | ALCOHOL CAN LEAD TO SEIZURES, BLACKOUTS, OR EARLY DEMENTIA |
| DIGESTIVE | ALCOHOL CAN LEAD TO STOMACH ULCERS, VARIOUS CANCERS IN THE DIG. SYSTEM, AND LIVER DISEASE |
| IMMUNE | ALCOHOL DRINKING CAN LOWER BODY'S DEFENSE AGAINST ILLNESSES |
| CARDIOVASCULAR | ALCOHOL CAN LEAD TO STROKE, HEART DISEASE, AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE |
| SKELETAL | ALCOHOL DRINKING IN WOMEN CAN LEAD TO OSTEOPOROSIS |
| URINARY | ALCOHOL DRINKING CAN LEAD TO KIDNEY FAILURE/DEATH |
| REPRODUCTIVE | IN FEMALES, CAUSE IRREGULAR PERIODS. IN MALES, SHRINK THE TESTICLES. |
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