Drug Misuse and Abuse

Opium

A liquid from the poppy plant containing substances that numb the body

Side effect

Any effect of a medicine other than the one intended

Tolerance

Condition in which a person's body becomes used to the effect of a medicine and needs greater amounts of it in order for it to be effective

Drug Abuse

Intentionally using drugs in a way that is unhealthy or illegal

THC

Main active chemical in Marijuana

Over the Counter Medicines

Medicines that are safe enough to be taken without a written order from a physician

Prescription Medicines

Medicines that can be sold only with a written order from a physician

Amnesia

Partical or total loss of memory

Drug

Substance other than food change that changes the structure or function

Anabolic Steroid

Synthetic substance related to the male sex hormones

Drug Misuse

Taking or using medicine in a way that is not intended

Drug free

a characteristic of a person not taking illegal drugs or of a place where no illegal drugs are used

Amphetamine

also known as speed, is a drug that stimulates the central nervous system

Inhalant

any substance whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to produce mind- altering sensations

Marijuana

dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant

Hallucinogens

drugs that distort moods, thoughts, and senses

Stimulants

drugs that speed up activity in the human brain and spinal cord

Euphoria

feeling of well being or elation

Narcotics

specific drugs that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain

CNS Deprssants

substances that slow down normal brian function

Withdraw Symptoms

symptoms that occur after chronic use of drug is reduced or stopped

Detoxification

the physical process of freezing the body of an addictive substance

Binge

when a drug is taken repeatedly and at increasingly high dose