Health: Drugs & Alcohol Vocab

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recovery

learning to live an alcohol-free or drug-free life

nicotine substitutes

manufactured forms of nicotine that deliver small amounts of the drug into the user's system while he or she is trying to give up the tobacco habit

carbon monoxide

a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas in cigarette smoke that passes through the lungs into the blood

FAS

a condition in which a fetus has been adversely affected mentally and physically by its mother's heavy alcohol use during pregnancy

tolerance

a condition in which the body becomes used to the effect of a medicine

stimulant

a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs

depressant

a drug that tends to slow down the central nervous system

inhibition

a feeling that makes one self-conscious

psychological dependence

a person comes to believe that they need their drug in order to feel good or function normally

addiction

a physiological or psychological dependence on a substance or activity

euphoria

a temporary feeling of intense well-being or elation that may be followed by a complete "crash" or letdown

tar

a thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns

sobriety

abstinence from drugs or alcohol

carcinogens

cancer-causing substances

marijuana

cannabis that is smoked, eaten, or drunk for intoxicating effects

psychoactive drugs

chemicals that affect the central nervous system and interfere with the normal functioning of the brain

hallucinogens

drugs that alter moods, thoughts and sense perceptions, including vision, hearing, smell, and touch

gateway drugs

drugs that often lead to other serious and dangerous drug use

inhalants

substances with breathable fumes that are sniffed and inhaled to give a hallucinogenic or mind-altering high

designer drugs

synthetic substances meant to imitate the effects of narcotics and hallucinogens

nicotine

the addictive drug in cigarettes

BAC

the amount of alcohol in a person's blood expressed as a percentage

physiological dependence

the body eventually develops a chemical need for the drug

synergistic effect

the interaction of 2+ medicines that results in a greater effect than when the medicines are taken independently

withdrawal

the process that occurs when a person stops using a medicine or other substance to which he or she has a physiological dependence

detoxification

the removal of all drugs from the body

ethanol

the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages

illicit drug use

the use or sale of any substances that are illegal or otherwise not permitted

enabling

trying to protect the person having trouble with alcohol or drugs from facing the consequences of his or her drug-related problems


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