First Aid- Chapter 18

Narcotics

Relieve Pain

Stimulants

Speed up the physical and mental activity of the brain, producing temporary feelings of alertness and improved task performance.

Withdrawal

The condition of mental and physical discomfort produced when a person stops using or abusing a substance to which he or she is addicted.

Overdose

The use of an excessive amount of a substance, resulting in adverse reactions ranging from mania (mental and physical hyperactivity) and hysteria to coma and death

Medication

A drug given therapeutically to prevent or treat the effects of a disease or condition, or otherwise enhance mental or physical well-being.

Hallucinogens

Affect mood, sensation, thought, emotion and self-awereness; alter perception of time and space; and produce hallucinations and delusions.

Drug

Any substance other than food intended to affect the functions of the body.

Substance Abuse

Deliberate, persistent, excessive use of a substance

Which of the following is true of substance abuse?

It is the use of a substance without regard to health concerns or accepted medial practices.

Cannabis Products

Produce feeling of elation, disoriented perceptions of time and space and impaired judgement.

Inhalants

Produce mood altering effects similar to those of alcohol; found in glues and solvents.

Depressants

Slow down the physical activities of the brain, producing temporary feeling of relaxation.

Addition

The compulsive need to continually use a substance

Tolerance

The condition in which the effects of a substance on the body decrease as the result of continued use

Dependency

The desire or need to continually use a substance

The effects to designer drugs are

Unpredictable.