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23 Cards in this Set
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drug |
a substance other than food that changes your body or mind |
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prescription medicines |
medicines that can be sold only with a written order from a physician |
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over-the-counter (OTC) medicines |
medicines that are safe enough to be taken without a written order from a physician |
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drug misuse |
taking or using medicines in a way that is not intended |
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side effect |
any effect of a medicine other than the one intended |
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tolerance |
when a person's body becomes used to the medicine and needs more and more in order for it to work |
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drug abuse |
intentionally using drugs in a way that us unhealthy or illegal |
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marijuana |
dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, called Cannabis sativa |
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THC |
the main active chemical in marijuana |
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amnesia |
partial or total loss of memory |
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anabolic steroids |
human made substances related to the male sex hormones |
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narcotics |
prescription drugs that are used to relieve pain |
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opium |
a liquid from the poppy plant containing substances that numb the body |
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euphoria |
a feeling of well-being or elation |
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withdrawal symtpoms |
symptoms that occur after chronic use of a drug is reduced or stopped |
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stimulants |
drugs that speed up activity in the human brain and spinal cord |
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amphetamine |
a drug that stimulates the central nervous system (also called speed) |
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binge |
when a drug is taken repeatedly and at increasingly high doses |
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CNS depressants |
substances that slow down normal brain function |
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hallucinogens |
drugs that distort moods, thoughts, and senses |
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inhalant |
any substance whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to produce mind-altering sensations |
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detoxification |
the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance |
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drug free |
a person who does not take illegal drugs or a place where no illegal drugs are used |
