Chapter 10 Flashcards
(22 cards)
CNS stimulants
Uppers
Drugs that suppress the activity of the brain’s appetite center and cause reduced food intake
Anorexiants
Meaningless repetition of a single activity
Behavioral stereotyping
Condition that causes spontaneous and uncontrolled sleeping episodes
Narcolepsy
Injectable methamphetamine used by drug addicts
Speed
Chemicals used to produce a drug
Precursor chemicals
Smokable form of methamphetamine
Ice
Initial pleasure after amphetamine use that includes racing heartbeat and elevated blood pressure
Rush
Condition lasting four to 16 hours after drug use; includes feelings of energy and power
High
Intense use of a stimulant. Consisting of multiple administrations over a period of days
Run
Similar to a run but usually of shorter duration
Binge
Repeated administration of methamphetamine to maintain a high
Tweaking
Elevated body temperature
Hyperpyrexia
Combinations of amphetamine or cocaine with an opioid narcotic, often heroin
Speedballs
Stimulant plus potent opioid drug like heroin
Goofballs
Drugs taken to increase physical or mental endurance to embellish one’s performance
Performance enhancers
When contaminated substances are mixed in drugs to dilute them
Adulterated
Conversion of cocaine into its alkaline form for smoking
Freebasing
Already processed and inexpensive “freebased” cocaine ready for smoking
Crack
Infants born to women who used cocaine during their pregnancies
Cocaine babies
Family of drugs that includes caffeine
Xanthines
Symptoms caused by taking high chronic doses of caffeine
Caffenism
