Chapter 26 Flashcards
(30 cards)
These are known as street drugs these substances are against the law for people of any age to manufacture possess buy or sell their potential for harm is great
Illegal drugs
Is any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for nonmedical purposes this includes overuse of multiple use of a drug including alcohol taken in combination with other drugs
Substance abuse
Arcana call substances produced artificially interlaboratory regardless of their source or how they are taken the effects of these are deadly
Synthetic drugs
People who use illegal drugs are guilty of a crime called this this is the user sale of any substances that are illegal or otherwise not permitted this includes selling of prescription medicines on the street
Illicit drug
For Teens these are drugs that often lead to other serious and dangerous use
Gateway drugs
This is a strong or even fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug many of these are accidental often occur when I’ll call another drugs are combined it
Overdose
The body developed a chemical need for a drug the person just develop tolerance and experiences severe effects when the drug is taken away and I said to be physicaligiacal dependent on that drug
Physiological dependence
A person believes a drug and needed in order to feel good or function normally here she has continued desire to take the drug for the effect
Psychological dependence
Are chemicals that affect the central nervous system and interfere with the normal functioning of the brain therefore main groups and the first three which are stimulants depressants narcotics and hallucinogens
Psychoactive drugs
These are drugs that speed up the central nervous system
Stimulants
This isn’t irrational suspicious or distrust of others the symptoms disappear went drug use ceases
Paranoia
A feeling of intense well-being or elation that maybe followed by complete crasher let down these temporary highs however, at great cost to a person’s physical and mental well-being because once the craving begins it may not go away
Euphoria
Or Sunday dinners are drugs that time to slow down the central nervous system
Depressants
Are drugs derived from the optimum plant that have a sedated the fact
Narcotics
These are drugs that alter moods thoughts and sense perceptions including vision hearing smell and touch
Hallucinogens
Are synthetic derivatives of the male hormone testerone
Anabolic steroids
Are the most widely used form is cannabis that is smoking or drunk for intoxicating effects
Marijuana
Or hash is the dark brown resin collected from tops of cannabis plant
Hashish
These are substances with breathable fumes that are sniffed and healed to give a house we would Jenick or mind altering hi
Inhalants
Synthetic substances meant to imitate the effects of narcotics and hallucinogen
Designer drugs
Drugs made so I has to physically resembles specific illegal drugs
Look-alike drugs
These are areas within 1000 feet of schools and design by signs within which people get caught selling drugs receive it especially tough penalties
Drug-free zone
Organize community efforts by neighborhood residents patrol monitor report and otherwise help try to stop drug deals and drug problems
Drug watches
Or residential treatment centers and outpatient programs
Therapeutic communities
