Drugs And Behavior - Exam 1 Vocabulary

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Drugs associated with use at all-night dance parties, known as "raves", held in dance clubs, abandoned warehouses, and increasingly in more traditional nightclubs as the rave party generation moves into its 20's. The drugs most commonly included in this group include the hallucinogen MDMA and the depressants GHB and Rohypnol.

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Club Drugs

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Having effects on thoughts, emotions or behavior.

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Psychoactive

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Dried leaves of the Cannabis plant.

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Marijuana

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Any substance, natural or artificial, other than food, that by its chemical nature alters structure or function in the living organism.

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Drug

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A drug that is unlawful to possess or use.

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Illicit Drug

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Drug use that is not common within a social group and that is disapproved of by the majority, causing members of the group to take corrective action when it occurs.

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Deviant Drug Use

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The use of prescribed drugs in greater amounts than, or for purposes other than, those prescribed by a physician or a dentist.

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Drug Misuse

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Use of a substance in a manner, amounts, or situations such that the drug use causes problems or greatly increases the chances of problems occurring.

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Abuse

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A state in which the individual uses the drug so frequently and consistently that it appears that it would be difficult for the person to get along without using the drug.

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Dependence

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The study of the behavioral effects of drugs.

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Psychopharmacology

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Correlates that lead to an increased risk for drug use.

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Risk Factors

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Correlates that are associated with lower rates of drug use.

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Protective Factors

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A variable that is statistically related to some other variable, such as drug use.

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Correlate

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A variable that occurs before some event such as the initiation of drug use.

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Antecedent

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A study done over a period of time (months or years).

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Longitudinal Study

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One of the first drugs used by a typical drug user.

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Gateway

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A procedure in which a behavioral event is followed by a consequent event such that the behavior is then more likely to be repeated.

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Reinforcement

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A hands-off approach to government.

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Laissez-faire

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Poisonous, dangerous.

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Toxic

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Toxicity resulting from the behavioral effects of a drug.

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Behavioral Toxicity

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Referring to drugs, the short-term effects of a single dose.

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Acute

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Referring to drugs, the long-term effects of repeated use.

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Chronic

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Drug Abuse Warning Network; System for collecting data on drug-related deaths or emergency room visits.

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DAWN

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Human immunodeficiency virus.

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HIV

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

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AIDS

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Reduced effect of a drug after repeated use.

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Tolerance

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A consistent set of symptoms that appears after discontinuing use of a drug.

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Withdrawal Syndrome

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Drug dependence defined by the presence of a withdrawal syndrome, implying that the body has become adapted to the drug's presence.

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Physical Dependence

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Behavioral dependence; indicated by high rate of drug use, craving for the drug, and a tendency to relapse after stopping use.

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Psychological Dependence

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Plastic or other tubing implanted into the body.

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Catheters

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A worldwide organization of self-help groups based on alcoholics helping each other achieve and maintain sobriety.

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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

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A theory or perspective that relies on the interaction of biological, individual psychological, and social variables.

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Biopsychosocial

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A narcotic, the primary active chemical in opium. Heroine is made from this narcotic.

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Morphine

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Medicines sold directly to the public.

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Patent Medicines

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A stimulant; the primary active chemical in coca.

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Cocaine

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The United States Food and Drug Administration.

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FDA

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New drug application. Must be approved before a drug is sold.

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NDA

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Application to investigate a new drug in human clinical trials.

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IND

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Drug Enforcement Administration, a branch of the Department of Justice.

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DEA

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Equipment used in conjunction with any activity.

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Paraphernalia

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Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the most important psychoactive chemical in marijuana.

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THC