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Medicine & Drugs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind | Drugs |
| Medicines that reduce or kill harmful bacteria in the body | Antibiotics |
| Drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions | Medicines |
| Specific drugs that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain | Narcotics |
| A drug that stimulates the central nervous system. | Amphetamine |
| Substances that slow down the body’s functions and reactions. | Depressants |
| Substances that speed up the body’s functions | Stimulants |
| Physical or psychological need for a drug | Addiction |
| A condition in which a person’s body becomes used to the effect of a medicine and needs greater and greater amounts of it in order for it to be effective | Tolerance |
| Any effect of a medicine other than the one intended | Side effect |
| The physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance | Detoxification |
| The physical and psychological symptoms that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance | Withdrawal |
| Medicines that are safe enough to be taken without a written order from a physician | Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines |
| Any substance whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to produce mind-altering sensations | Inhalant |