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A drug that distorts
a person’s senses
Hallucinogens
Synthetic drugs that
are similar in a
chemistry to certain
illegal drugs
Look-alike drug
A drug that slows
body functions
down
Chemicals that
produce strong
psychoactive effects
when they are
breathe in
Inhalants
People who place
themselves, their
families, and their
society in danger
due to drugs.
Drug abuser
People that confront
a drug addict and
strongly encourage
them to seek
treatment
Intervention
Counselors
An artificially
made, complex
substance that can
temporarily increase
muscle size.
Anabolic Steroids
Drug that relieves
pain and often
induces sleeps
A serious,
sometimes fatal,
reaction to a large
dose of a drug.
Overdose
Any drug which
tends to calm,
sooths, or
tranquilizes the user
Sedative
A dependence on
doing so something
even though its
harmful
Addiction
Poisonous gas
released by burning
tobacco
Carbon Monoxide
Disease in which
the tiny air sacs of
the lungs lose their
elasticity
Emphysema
Addictive
psychoactive
chemical found in
tobacco
Nicotine
Smoke that is
inhaled by cigarette,
pipe, or cigar
Main stream
Smoke
A disease
characterized by an
inability to stop
using a drug
Chemical
Dependency
Smoke that enters
the environment
from burning
tobacco
Sidestream Smoke
Inflammation of the
bronchial tubes
Chronic Bronchitis
Smokeless tobacco
placed between the
cheek and gums
Chewing Tobacco
Substance that
causes a change in a
person’s mood
Psychoactive
substance
Disease caused by
cells that have lost
normal controls and
that invade and
destroy healthy
tissue
Cancer
Nonsmoker who is
exposed to
sidestream smoke
Passive Smoker
Solid material in
tobacco smoke that
condenses into thick
liquid.
Social demand to
behave in a way that
is acceptable among
people of equal
standing
Peer pressure
The amount of drug
taken which caused
a severe reaction to
the user.
Overdose
The exact amount of
a drug
recommended to be
consumed
Dosage
The restoration of a
person to the fullest
physical, mental,
social, vocational,
and economic
usefulness
Rehabilitation
Drug that cause
alertness
Stimulants
Depressant
An unexpected
return to an
unpleasant LSD
experience, often
months after the
original experience
Flashbacks
Narcotic
Tar
Holding an illegal
drug or being in a
place where illegal
drugs are present.
Possession
Instrument used to
measure blood
alcohol content in a
person
Breathalyzer
The process by
which drugs enter
the bloodstream
Absorption
Medicine which can
be purchased
without a
prescription
Over-the-counter
medicine
An organization of
children of
alcoholics who meet
to provide support
and solve common
problems
Alateen
A type of drug
obtained only with a
doctor’s instruction
Helps a large
number of
alcoholics stop
drinking without
any form of
treatment.
Alcoholics
Anonymous
An organization of
relatives and friends
of alcoholics who
meet to provide
each other support.
Al-Anon
When using any
form of drug, a
person is considered
Which two drugs
are not classified
under the federal
drug schedule:
Alcohol and
Tobacco
Marijuana falls
under what federal
drug schedule:
Schedule I
Anabolic steroid
users have been
known to act:
Aggressively and
violently
One of the fastestgrowing groups of
HIV/AIDS suffers
in the United States
are _______ abusers
A drug used to
reduce anxiety and
tension without
causing depression
Tranquilizers
A drug that contains
an psychoactive
ingredient THC
Groups of drugs
used as sedatives or
hypnotics
Marijuana
Barbiturates
A uncontrollable
bodily urge to
continue using a
drug.
Physical
dependence
Using an alcohol
bong is an example
of:
Binge drinking
When a person who
can’t stop drinking
alcohol
Alcoholic
Out of control
Prescription drug
Intravenous Drug
Mildest stimulant,
which is why it is
legal to buy and use
is called
Caffeine
A constant desire to
take a psychoactive
drug
Psychological
Dependence