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DRUG VOCABULARY WORKSHEET FDA Definitions Drug Use – The taking of a drug, as medicine, correctly, for its proper medical purpose and in the right amount, frequency and strength and manner. Drug Misuse – (of medical drugs only) the taking of a drug for its correct medical purpose, but not in the correct amount, frequency, strength or manner. Drug Abuse – Taking a drug for a non medical purpose, and in a manner that can damage a person’s health or ability to function. Both legal and illegal drugs can be abused. Recreational Drug Use – Term for using a mind altering drug and claiming that it produces no harmful social or health effects. Euphoria – A sense of great well being and pleasure. “High” Dysphoria – Unpleasant feelings that occur when endorphins are lacking. Drug Addiction – Dependence. A need for a particular drug. If the drug is taken away withdrawal symptoms will occur. Physical Addiction – A change in the body’s chemistry so that without the drug normal functioning begins to fail. Psychological Addiction – Craving for something, mental dependence on a drug. Withdrawal – The physical symptoms that occur when a drug to which a person is addicted is deprived. Endorphins – Chemicals in the brain that produce feelings of pleasure in response to a variety of activities. Gateway drug – Drug where frequent use often leads to the use of stronger drugs. Tolerance – need for more of a particular drug to get the same initial “high” Narcotics Anonymous – A free self help program of addiction recovery. Enabler – A person whose behavior and decision making promotes unhealthy behavior in another individual. Synergism – Two drugs combine to produce effects much greater than if each was used alone.