Addictions Vocabulary

Question 0

Over the counter

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Drugs legally available without a prescription

Question 1

Tolerance (drug use)

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Requiring larger and larger amounts of a drug to produce the same effect

Question 2

Dysphoria

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Unpleasant feelings that occur when endorphins are lacking

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Side effects

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Effects of drugs other than the desired medical effects

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Lethal dose

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The amount of a drug necessary to cause death

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Relapses

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Illnesses that return after being treated and almost cured

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Drug Use

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The taking of a drug for its medically intended purpose and in the appropriate amount, frequency, strength, and manner

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Drug Abuse

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The deliberate taking of a drug for anything other than its medical purpose

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Drug misuse

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The taking of a drug for its medically intended purpose, but not in the appropriate amount, frequency , strength, or manner

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Look alikes

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Combinations of OTC drugs and other chemicals packaged to look like prescription medications or illegal drugs

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Drug addiction (dependence)

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a physical or psychological need for higher and higher doses of a drug

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Physical addiction (dependence)

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A change in the bodies chemistry so that without the presence of a substance, normal functioning begins to fail

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Withdrawal (symptoms)

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The physical symptoms that occur when an addictive drug is cleared from the body tissues

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Psychological addiction

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Mental dependence on a drug, habit, or behavior

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Drug Synergy

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The combined action of 2 drugs that is greater than the sum of their individual actions

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Methadone

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A drug used to treat heroine addiction

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Gateway drug

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A drug who’s abuse is likely to lead to abuse of other more potent and dangerous drugs

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Amotivational syndrome

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Loss of ambition and drive characteristic of long-term abusers of marijuana

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Narcotics

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Habit forming drugs that relieve pain and produce sleep when taken in Moderate doses

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Hallucinogens

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Drugs that cause visions and other sensory illusions

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Opiates

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Substances derived from the opium poppy

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Sedatives

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Depressants that slow the body system

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Stimulant

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Any of the wide variety of drugs including amphetamines, caffeine, and other feelings that speed up the central nervous system

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Narcotics anonymous

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A free, self help program

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Drug trafficker

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A person involved in the transport/sales of illegal drugs

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Recreational drug use

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A term made up, to describe their dug use by people who claim their drug taking produced no harmful social/health effects

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Emphysema

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A disease of the lungs in which many small flexible air sacs burst and form a few large rigid air pockets

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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A term for several diseases that interfere with breathing

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Bronchitis

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A respiratory disorders with irritation of the bronchi; thickened mucus, and deep harsh coughing

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Asthma

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Difficulty breathing, with wheezing sounds form the chest caused by air rushing through narrowed air passages

Question 30

Carcinogen

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Cancer causing agent

Question 31

Sudden sniffing death

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Sudden death from heart failure in a person abusing inhalants