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Health Final.
Jeana
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A substance that causes physiological or sychological dependence | Addictive Drug |
| The addictive drug found in tobacco leaves | Nicotine |
| Drug that increases the action of the Central Nervous System, heart, and other organs | Stimulant |
| Cancer-causing substance | Carcinogen |
| Thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns | Tar |
| Colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas | Carbon Monoxide |
| Tobacco that is sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed | Smokeless tobacco |
| Thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can develope into oral cancer | Leukkoplakia |
| Process that occurs in the body when nicotine, an addictive drug, is no longer used | Nicotine Withdrawal |
| A product that delivers small amounts of nicotine into the user's system while he or she is trying to give up the tobacco habit | Nicotine Sustitute |
| Air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke | Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) |
| Smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker | Mainstream Smoke |
| Smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar | Sidestream Smoke |
| The type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages | Ethanol |
| The chemical action of yeast on sugars | Fermentation |
| Drug that slows the Central Nervous System | Depressant |
| State in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance and the person's physical and mental control is significantly reduced | Intoxication |
| Excessive use of alcohol | Alcohol Abuse |
| Process by which the body breaks down substances | Metabolism |
| The amount of alcohol in a person's blood, expressed as a percentage | Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) |
| Drinking 5 or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting | Binge Drinking |
| A severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose | Alcohol Poisoning |
| A group of alcohol-related birth defects that include physical and mental problems | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) |
| A disease in which a person has a physical or psychological dependence on drinks that contain alcohol | Alcoholism |
| An addict who is dependent on alcohol | Alcoholic |
| A process in which the body adjusts to functioning without alcohol | Detoxification |
| Process of learning to live an alcohol-free life | Recovery |
| Living without alcohol | Sobriety |
| Drugs used to treat or prevent disease or other conditions | Medicines |
| Substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind | Drugs |
| A preparation introduced into the body to stimulate an immune response | Vaccine |
| Pain relievers | Analgesics |
| Reactions to medicine other than the one intended | Side Effects |
| Medicines work together in a positive way | Additive Interaction |
| Interaction of 2 or more medicines that results in a greater effect than when the medicines are taken alone | Synergistic Effect |
| The effect of one medicine is canceled or reduced when taken with another medicine | Antagonistic Interaction |
| Any unneccessary or improper use of chemical substances for nonmedical purposes | Sustance Abuse |
| Chemical substances that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell | Illegal Drugs |
| Use or sale of any substance that is illegal or otherwise not permitted | Illicit Drug Use |
| A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug | Overdose |
| Condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good or to functions normally | Psychological Dependence |
| A condition in which the user has a chemical need for the drug | Physiological Dependence |
| Physiological or psychological dependence on a drug | Addition |
| A plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers are smoked for their intoxicating effects | Marijuana |
| An irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others | paranoia |
| Substances whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to achieve a mind-altering effect | Inhalants |
| Synthetic substances that are similar to the male sex hormone testosterone | Anabolic-Androgenic Steriods |
| Chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain | Psychoactive Drugs |
| Drugs that speed up the central nervous system | Stimulants |
| A feeling of intense well-being or elation | Euphoria |
| Drugs that tend to slow down the central nervous system | Depressants |
| Specific drugs derived from the opium plant that are obtainable only by perscription and are used to relieve pain | Narcotics |
| Drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions including vision, hearing, smell, and touch | Hallucinogens |
| Synthetic substances meant to imitate the effects of hallucinogens and other dangerous drugs | Designer Drugs |
| Areas within 1000 feet of schools and designated by signs, within which people caught selling drugs receive especially severe penalties | Drug-Free School Zones |
| Organized community efforts by neighborhood residents to patrol, monitor, report, and otherwise try to stop drug deals and drug abuse | Drug Watches |
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