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30 Cards in this Set
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ephedra
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plant species with stimulant properties
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caffeine
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mild stimulant found in coffee and also used in some beverages
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coca paste
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product of the first step in extracting cocaine from leaves
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cocaine
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powerful stimulant derived from the coca plant
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ephedrine
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stimulant used in treating allergies and cold symptoms
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formication
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sensations caused by cocaine and amphetamine that insects are crawling under the skin
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crack
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smokable form of cocaine
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freebase
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cocaine hydrochloride whose crystalline base is seperate to enable smoking
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crank
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methamphetamine
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gateway drug
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substances that presage use of other psychoactive drugs, nicotine leading to marijuana leading to heroin
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kindling
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recurring drug reaction that occurs without continued ingestion
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ritalin
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stimulant used for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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rush
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how drug users describe a surge of pleasure that follows the intake of a psychoactive substance
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speed
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methamphetamine
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stimulant
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psychoactive chemical that activates the central nervous system and elevates mood
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ventral tegmental area
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nuerons containing dopamine
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amanita muscaria
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hallucinogenic mushroom; fly agaric
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anadamide
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nuerotransmitter that binds to cannbinoid receptors
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angel dust
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phencyclidine(pcp) an stimulant and hallucinogen
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bad trip
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slang for negative effects of hallucinogen ingestion
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benzodiazepine
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drugs that relieve anxiety or are prescribed as sedatives; among the most widely prescribed medications including valium and librium
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cannabinoid receptor
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binding site for active ingredients in cannibus
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cannabis
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marijuana
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club drug
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a term used to characterize psychoactive substances associated with dance parties or raves, in particular MDMA, known as ecstasy
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dimethyltrypyamine
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a hallucinogenic substance that occurs naturally in many plants
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dissociative anesthetics
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anesthetics thaqt distort perceptions of sight and sound and produce feelings of detachment
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GBL
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a ghb precursor,colorless,odorless, virtually tasteless and very low doses cns depressants
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GHB
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similar to rohypnol, ghb is colorless,odorless,virtually tasteless, and in very low doses a cns depressant
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hashnish
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more potent form of marijuana
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hallucinogens
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natural or artificial chemicals that can produce distortions of reality
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