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26 Cards in this Set
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Drugs used to treat or prevent diseases or other conditions
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Medicines
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Substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body
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Drugs
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Preparation that prevents a person from contracting a certain disease
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Vaccine
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Reactions to a medicine other than the ones intended
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Side effects
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Medicines that are dispensed only with written approval of a licensed physician or nurse practitioner
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Prescription medicines
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Medicines you can buy without a prescription
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Otc over the counter
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Using medicine in other ways than intended
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Medicine misuse
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Intentionally taking meds for non-medical reasons
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Medicine abuse
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Strong sometimes fatal reaction to taking large amounts of a drug
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Drug overdose
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Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for non-medical purposes
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Substance abuse
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Chemical substances that people any age may not lawfully manufacturer buy or sell
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Illegal drugs
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Use or sale of any substance that is illegal or otherwise not permitted
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Illicit drug use
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Strong sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug
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Overdose
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Physiological or psychological dependence on a drug
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Addiction
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A plant whose buds leaves and flowers are usually smoked for their intoxicating effects
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Marijuanna
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Irrational suspicion or distance or others
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Paranoia
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Substances whose fumes are sniffed or inhaled to give effects
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Inhalants
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Synthetic substances similar to male sex hormones
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Anabolic androgenic steroids
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The process of medical psychological and psychological dependence on a drug or alcohol
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Rehabilitation
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chemicals that affect the central nervous system and brain activity
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Psychoactive drugs
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Drugs that alter moods thoughts and sense perception including vision hearing smell and touch
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Hallucinations
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Synthetic lab made drugs made to mimic other drug effects
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Designer drugs
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Feeling of intense well being or elation
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Euphoria
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Drugs that slow down central nervous system
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Depressant
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Drugs that speed up central nervous system heart and other organs
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Stimulate
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Drugs such as those derived from the opium plant that are obtainable only by prescription and used to relieve pain
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Opiates
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