M3 Flashcards
any substance that
causes a change in a human’s
physiology or psychology when
consumed
DRUGS
involves programs that are designed to provide the education and support necessary to diminish drug dependency in communities, schools and the workplace.
DRUG PREVENTION
has become an important first step in informing specific individuals about the dangers of addiction, prevention techniques and where to find recovery help if it should be deemed necessary.
Drug abuse
prevention
is when you use
legal or illegal substances in ways
you shouldn’t.
Drug Abuse
You may abuse
drugs to feel good, ease stress, or
avoid reality.
true
Addiction is a disease that affects your X and behavior
brain
is defined as a psychic and physical state of the person characterized by behavioral and other responses resulting in compulsions to take a drug, on a continuous or periodic basis in order to experience its psychic effect and at times to avoid the discomfort of its absence.
DRUG DEPENCENCE
Extract directly from opium poppy. It was originally created to help
cure people of addiction to morphine which mimics the action of
endorphins, creating a sense of well-being; the characteristic
euphoria has been described as a “orgasm”
heroin
A Crystalline Tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca
plant. A stimulant of the central nervous system or topical anesthetic and an
appetite suppressant, euphoric sense of happiness and increased energy.
cocaine
methamphetamine (shabu) is also called
AMPHETAMINE
An extract from cocaine, much more addictive. Street name “Coke”
cracks cocaine
was originally derived from the
fungus ergot, which grows on rye
and other grasses. Street name –
”Acid”.
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
Also called Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Street name “E”, and “X
ecstasy - MDMA
Is a dried milk of the poppy plant and contains morphine
and codeine.
opium
Street name “Reefer”, “Weed”, “Pot”, “Hashish”, “Cannabis”
marijuana
