| A | B |
|---|
| illegal drugs | drugs that are not medicine and are against the law |
| tolerance | the need for more of a drug to get the original effect. |
| drug dependence | the need to take a drug just to feel normal |
| withdrawl symptoms | painful reactions that occur when someone stops using a drug |
| inhalants | substances that people sniff deeply to get high |
| anabolic steroids | manufactured hormones that make your muscles bigger |
| refuse | to say no to something |
| overdose | a dangerously high dose that can cause death |
| drug | substance other than food that effects the way the body or mind works |
| medicine | a substance used to treat an illness |
| prescription medicine | medicine that can be bought only with an order from a doctor |
| over-the-counter-medicine | medicines that can be bought without a prescription |
| side effect | unwanted reactions to a medicine |
| dosage | the correct amount of medicine to take |
| expiration date | the last date a medicine can be used |
| self-medication | deciding on your own which medicine to take |
| medicine abuse | taking a medicine to do someting other than treat an illness |
| medicine misuse | taking medicine without following the directions exactly |
| addiction | constant need for and use of a substance even though the used knows its harmful |
