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16 Cards in this Set
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any substance that impairs health or causes death by its chemical action
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poison
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the study of toxins, antidotes and the effects of toxins on the body
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toxicology
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drugs or substances that are poisonous to humans
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toxins
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a substance that neutralizes the effect of a poison or a toxic substance
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antidote
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swallowed
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ingested
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a distilled charcoal in powder form that can absorb many times its weight in contaminants; no longer commonly administered in the emergency care of poisoning patients
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activated charcoal
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breathen in
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inhaled
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people who inhale vapors in order to "get high"
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huffers
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forced into the body, usually via a syringe, bite or sting
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injected
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passed through skin or mucuous membranes upon contact
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absorbed
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self-administration of drugs (or a single drug) in a manner that is not in accord with approved medical or social patterns
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drug abuse
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an emergency that involves poisoning by drugs or alcohol
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overdose
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a syndrome that occurs after a period of abstinence from the alcohol or drugs to which a person's body has become accustomed
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withdrawl
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raiding other's medicine supplies or using faced prescriptions to obtain drugs
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pharming
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substances that excite or increase central nervous system functions
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CNS stimulants
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substances that inhibit or decrease central nervouse system functions
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CND depressants
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