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drug
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a substance other than food and water taken into the body which causes changes in the body
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anestetics
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deaden the senses of touch and painso that no pain is felt
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analgesics
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relieve pain without deading the sense of touch
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OTC drugs
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over-the-counter drugs, drugs that can be purchased without a perscription
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narcotic
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a depressant drug sometimes used as a pain reliever
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opiates
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a drug produced from the opium poppy plant
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opium
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a narcotic drug made from the juce of the opium poppy
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codine
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a narcotic which often is used in prescription caugh medicines
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street drug
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any drug that is purchased illegally from a dealer
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morphine
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an addictive, narcotic drug somtemes used to relieve extreme pain; also purchased illegally as a street drug
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heroin
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an illegal narcotic which causes adiction in 98 percent of the users
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hallucination
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the perception of objects with no reality or the expierence of sensationns with no external cause; the seeing, hearing, smelling, or feeling of things which do not exist
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psilocybin
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a hallucinogenic drug found in various mushrooms in Mexico and Central America
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marijuana
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a harmful, illegal drug, made from the leaves and blossoms of the Indian hemp, or connabis plant, which may act as a depressant, a stimulant, or a hallucinogen
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THC
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the most active mind-alternig substance in marijuana
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hashish
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an illegal drug, made from the resin of the Indian hemp, or cannabis plant, having higher concentrations of THC than marijuana; also called hash
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LSD
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a dangerous hallucinogenic drug which often causes permanent brain damage
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PCP
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a harmful hallucinogenic drug which is used legally only as an anmial tranquilizer
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methamphetamine
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a strong, fast-acting amphetamine which often causes users to have hallucinations or to becom violent
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amphetamine
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stimulant
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