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38 Cards in this Set
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drug misuse
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improper use of drugs
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medicines
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legal drugs that help the body fight injury
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over the counter drugs
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may be purchased legally in pharmacies and other stores that sell medicines without a prescription
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prescription drugs
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must be obtained through a written prescription from a physician and can be purchased only at a pharmacy
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drug abuse
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occurs when people intentionally misuse any kind of drug for non-medical purposes
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psychoactive drugs
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chemicals that affect the activity of brain cells to alter perception, thought, and mood, and possibly to create illusions in the mind of the user
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drug's action
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what a drug does to your body
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drug's effect
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what you feel or the physical and mental response to the drug’s actions
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side effects
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unwanted, even dangerous, physical and mental effects caused by a drug, such as nausea, dizziness, or drowsiness
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overdose
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a serious reaction to an excessive amount of a drug
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antagonistic interaction
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occurs when each drug’s effect is canceled out by the other or the action of each drug is reduced
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synergistic interaction
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when drugs interact to produce effects greater than those that each drug would produce alone
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depressants
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psychoactive drugs that slow brain and body reactions
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barbiturates
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a type of sedative-hypnotic, or depressants that relax a person and induce sleep
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tranquilizers
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AKA anti-anxiety drugs; slow nerve activity, relax muscle tension, lower alertness, and cause drowsiness
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narcotic
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any depressant drug mad from or chemically similar to opium
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opium
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a drug obtained from the seed pod of a poppy plant
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morphine/codeine
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natural narcotic compounds contained in opium
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heroin
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a narcotic made from morphine in a laboratory that is usually injected
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stimulants
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drugs that speed up activities of the central nervous system
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amphetamine
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a powerful prescription drug that is made artificially and produces feelings of well being and high energy
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cocaine
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a powerful but short-acting stimulant that affects the central nervous system
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crack
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AKA ‘rock’; the most potent form of cocaine
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hallucinogen
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psychoactive drugs that alter perception, thought, and mood
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LSD
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lysergic acid diethlamide; the strongest known hallucinogen
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mescaline
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the psychoactive component of the peyote cactus
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Psilocybin
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another hallucinogen that is obtained from certain South American mushrooms
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PCP
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phencyclidine; another psychoactive drug that can act as a stimulant, a depressant, or a hallucinogen
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marijuana
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illegal psychoactive drug obtained from the hemp plant
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hashish
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another illegal drug that comes from the hemp plant
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inhalants
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drugs that are inhaled, or breathed in through the nose, to produce a desired effect
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anabolic steroids
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synthetic drugs that resemble the male hormone testosterone
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controlled substances
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substances whose manufacture, possession, or sale is controlled by law
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designer drugs
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a new chemical substance that has been designed to be chemically similar to a controlled substance
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look alike drugs
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drugs that are sold on the street and made to look like commonly abused drugs
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detoxification programs
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a type of drug abuse treatment that involves gradual but complete withdrawal from the abused drug
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therapeutic community
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a residential treatment center where drug abusers live and learn to adjust to drug-free lives
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methadone
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a drug that produces many effects similar to heroin, but does not produce the same ‘high’ that causes heroin addicts to crave the drug
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