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| List ways drugs enter the body | inhalation, ingestion, injection,absoption, implantation |
| Factors that influence how drugs will affect a person | dose, solubility, emotional state of the person, environmental setting, interaction with other drugs |
| Dose | amount of drug taken, usually based on age and wt. |
| Fat soluble drugs | usually psychoactive drugs that are stored in the fat |
| Water-soluble drugs | drugs that don't penetrate cell walls and dissolve in water |
| Independent interaction | drugs taken together work independently neither effects the other |
| Antagonistic interaction | the efect of both or either drug is blocked or reduced 2+2=0 |
| Additive interaction | the effect of the drugs taken together is the sum of the effects 2+2=4 |
| Synergistic interaction | the effect of drugs taken together produce a greater than additve effect 2+2=5 |
| Psychoactive drugs | drugs that act on the CNS and changes ones moods and behaviors |
| Drug abuse | intentional use of drugs for reasons other than intended medical use. |
| Drug misuse | unintentional or innappropriate use of a drug |
| Receptor site | a specific part within a cell anywhere in the body, where the chemical substance of a drug fits |
| Side effect | the uwanted result of a drug not related to the major purpose |
| Psychological dependence | a strong desire to repeat the use of a drug for emotional reasons |
| Physical dependence | a condition where the drug must be present for cells to continue functioning the same way they functioned before the drug was first introduced. |
| Tolerence | physical adaptation to a drug so larger quantities are needed to produce the desired effect. |
| Withdrawal | condition when a person physically addicted to a drug discontinues use of the drug. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, anxiety. |
| Prescription drugs | drugs obtained only by written permission from a doctor |
| OTC drugs | medicines that can be purchased without physician's prescription |
| Opiates | psychoactive drugs from poppy made synthetically, they induce sleep and reduce pain. (morphine,codeine) |
| Depressants | slows down functions of CNS. They produce a calming efect, relax muscles and releive tension.(barbituates, anti-anxiety drugs) |
| Stimulants | drugs that speed up CNS.(amphetamines, Cocaine) |
| Psychedelic drugs | hallucinogens that create and distort the users senses.( They see sounds and hear colors.) LSD,PCP |
| Marijuana | derived from the hemp plant cannabis sativa. It impais motor coordination and impairs visual perceptions |
| Inhalants | chemicals that produce vapors that have psychoactive effect when inhaled. (paint thinner, glue) |
| Caffeine | stimulant found in tea and coffee. Causes inc. heart rate and metabolism. |
| Designer drugs | drugs produced in home-made labs. |
| Flashbacks | brief, sudden distortions that are similar to those experienced when using psychodelic drugs. |
| Generic-name drugs | drugs that contain the same active ingredients as a brand-name. |
