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