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Health Unite 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pain Relieving Drugs | Narcotic |
| Rohpyphol | Depressant |
| Glues and Paints | Inhalants |
| THC | Cannabis |
| Synthetic Testosterone | Stimulant |
| Cocaine | Stimulant |
| Lighter fluid | Inhalants |
| Alcohol | Depressant |
| Phencyclidine | Hallucinogens |
| Heroin | Narcotic |
| Marijuana | Inhalants |
| Ecstasy | Hallucinogen |
| Tranquilizers | Depressant |
| Methamphetamines | Stimulant |
| LSD/ Acid | Hallucinogen |
| Barbiturates | Depressant |
| Psilocybin/ shrooms | Hallucinogen |
| Morphine | Narcotic |
| Speed up CNS | Stimulant |
| Slow down CNS | Depressant |
| Oxycodone | Narcotic |
| Hashish | Cannabis |
| Crack | Stimulant |
| Caffeine | Stimulant |
| Nicotine | Stimulant |
| Nicotine | Is a stimulant that is highly addictive and the high lasts only 30 minutes |
| Carbon Monoxide | A colorless, odorless, poisonous has found in cigarette smoke |
| Leukoplakia | Thick, white, leathery patches inside the mouth from using smokeless tobacco |
| Alcohol Poisoning | Drinking large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time |
| Implied consent | When you sign your drivers' license you say you will take a breathalyzer test |
| Cirrhosis | Liver disease characterized by irreversible scarring, it can cause yellowing of the skin, itching, and fatigue. |
| Dopamine | Is a neurotransmitter that helps control the brain's reward and pleasure centers |
| Tolerance | Requiring more of a drug to achieve certain effects |
| Withdrawal | Drug specific physical or mental symptoms if drug use is abruptly cease. Nausea, vomiting, headaches are the body telling you it needs more of this substances to return to its new (artificial ) state of normalcy |
| Flashback | A similar recurrence of this effects of a hallucinogenic drug |
| Rohpyphol | Is referred to as the date rape drug |
| Intoxication | The physical and mental impairment from using alcohol |
| Carcinogen | Cancer causing substances |
| Ethanol | The type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages |
| Side effects | Reactions to medicine |
| Fermentation | The chemical action of yeast on sugars to make alcohol/ ethanol |
| Passive/ Second- Hand Smoke | Inhaling smoke by persons other than the intended " active" smoker |
| Mainlining | Injecting the drug directly into the vein |
| Skin popping | Injecting the drug right under the skin |
| Tar | A thick, sticky dark fluid produced when tobacco burns |
| Fiberglass | Put in smokeless tobacco so it will be resolved into the bloodstream faster |
| Mainstream smoke | Smoke that smoker blows off |
| Side stream smoke | Smoke from burning tobacco |
| BAC | The amount of alcohol present in your bloodstream |
| Stage 1: pre- alcoholic | Social drinking, develops tolerance, drink to feel better about self |
| Stage 2: early alcoholic | Blackout from alcohol, tolerance continues to grow |
| Stage 3: middle alcoholic | Obvious to friends and family, misses work or social obligations because of drinking, body begins to change |
| Stage 4: late alcoholic | Drinking is an all day affair, can still get help, disease caused by drinking usually develops, attempts to stop may cause tremors and hallucinations |
| FAS | Leading cause of birth defects and intellectual ability in the US |
| Fatty liver | Results from the deposition of fat in liver cells |
| Hepatitis | Fat deposits in liver cells/ inflammation and mild scarring of the liver |
| Anabolic Steroids | Synthetic male hormones (testosterone) used to build muscle and enhance performance |
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Adriana Seeberger
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