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31 Cards in this Set
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Coca
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a bush that grows in the Andes and produces cocaine
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Cocaine
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the active chemical in the coca plant
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coca paste
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a crude extract containing cocaine in a smoke-able form
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cocaine hydrocholoride
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the most common form of pure cocaine, it is stable and water soluable
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freebase
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a method of preparing cocaine as a chemical base so that it can be smoked
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crack
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a street name for simple and stable preparation of cocaine base for smoking
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rock
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another name for crack
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adulterated
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to make something poorer in quality by adding another substance, With regards to street drugs also known as "cut" or "stepped on"
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cocaethylene (co cah eth eh leen)
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a chemical formed when ethanol and cocaine are co-administered
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ephedrine (eh fed rin)
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a sympathomimetric drug that stimulates the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system
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amphetamine
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a synthetic CNS stimulant and sympathomimetic
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Adderall
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a mixture of amphetamine salts that is used to treat attetion-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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narcolepsy
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a disease that causes people to fall asleep suddenly
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speed
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street name for amphetamine
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crank
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street name for illicitly manufactured methamphetamine
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crystal meth; ice
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street names for crystals of methamphetamine hydrochloride
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adjunctive therapy
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a treatment used together with primary treatment. Its purpose is to assist the primary treatment
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ADHD
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attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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methylphenidate (Ritalin) {meth il fen ih date}
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a stimulant used in treating ADHD
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depressants
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drugs that slow activity in the CNS
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barbiturates (bar bitch er ates)
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a chemical group of sedative-hypnotics
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sedatives
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drugs used to relax calm or tranquilized
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benzodiazapines (ben zo die ay zah peens)
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a chemical grouping of sedative-hypnotics
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hypnotics
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drugs used to induce sleep
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inhalants
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volatile solvents inhaled for intoxicating purposes
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GHB
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gamma hydroxybutyrate, chemically related to GABA, used recreationally as a depressant
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The length of time drug is effective
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how long a drug's effects last
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Rohypnol
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a benzodiazapine, the "date-rape drug"
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GABA
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an inhibitory neurotransmitter
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anxiolytics
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drugs, such as Valium, used in the treatment of anxiety disorders literally "anxiety-dissolving"
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epilepsy
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disorders characterized by uncontrolled movements (seizures)
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