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17 Cards in this Set
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Analgesics |
meds used for pain reduction |
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psychotropic drugs |
drugs that have a therapeutic effect on a persons mental processes and emotions |
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hypnotics |
drugs used induce sleep |
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Benzodiazepines |
a class of anxiolytics |
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Habituation |
psychological dependance |
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Tolerance |
requiring increasing doses of a medication to achieve the same effect. |
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placebo effect |
positive response to a substance that is not a medication. |
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dependance |
physical adaptation to a med that results in wd sypmtoms when disc. |
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Marijuana |
a controversial drug currently schedule 1 that may have legitimate theraputic effects |
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alcohol |
#1 drug problem in the usa |
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anxiolytics |
drugs used to treat anxiety disorders, sleep disorders and neurosis. |
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Endorphins |
naturally occurring brain chemicals that ac to reduce pain |
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sedatives |
drugs used to promote relaxation and sedation |
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cocaine |
drug of abuse, also used as a local anesthetic, can lead to sudden cardiac death. |
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CNS Stimulants |
drugs used in a the treatment of ADD. |
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potentiation |
the augmentation of one drug by another |
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antipyretics |
drugs used to reduce fever |
