Terms (Midterm 2) Flashcards
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Substance Misuse
The use of a substance inconsistent with medical or legal guidelines.
Dependence
Frequent or consistent use of a drug or behaviour that makes it difficult for the person to function without it.
Substance Use Disorder
A cluster of symptoms involving cognitive, bodily, and social impairment related to the continued use of a substance. A single disorder measured on a continuum from mild to severe.
Pharmacy
The art of compounding drugs from various substances.
Pharmacology
The science and study of drugs.
Neurotransmitters
Brain chemicals that transmit nerve impulses.
High
The subjectively pleasing effects of a drug, usually felt quite soon after the drug is taken.
Placebo Effect
When a person receives an inert substance yet responds as if it were an active drug.
Opioids
Drugs that relieve pain, cause drowsiness, and induce euphoria.
Euphoria
An exaggerated feeling of well-being.
Naloxone
A drug that can temporarily reverse an opioid overdose.
Stigma
Negative attitudes, beliefs, or behaviours about or towards a group of people because of their situation in life. Includes discrimination, prejudice, judgment, and stereotypes.
Central Nervous System Depressants
Drugs that slow down the central nervous system.
Sedation
The induction of a calm, relaxed, often sleepy state.
Anaesthetics
Drugs that produce a loss of sensation with or without a loss of consciousness.
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Drugs that speed up the activity of the nervous or muscular system.
Psychosis
A severe mental disorder characterized by a distortion of reality. Symptoms might include delusions or hallucinations.
Depersonalization
A state in which a person loses the sense of reality or perceives their body as unreal.
Hallucinogens
Drugs that alter perceptions, feelings, and thoughts.
Altered States of Consciousness
Profound changes in mood, thinking, and perception.
Codependency
A relationship in which a partner or family member who does not abuse drugs or alcohol is controlled by the behaviour of the person with an addition.
Addictive Behaviours
Are habits that have gotten out of control resulting in negative effects on a person’s health.
Addiction
A chronic disease that disrupts the brain’s system of motivation, reward, and memory. Compulsive desire and increasing need for a substance or behaviour, causing harm to the individual and/or society.
Tolerance
A physical state in which the body adapts to a drug so that the initial dose no longer produces the original physical or psychological effects.