| A | B |
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| medicine | legal drugs that help the body fight injury, illness, or disease |
| over-the-counter drug | a medicine that is solg legally in pharmacies and other stores without a doctor's prescription |
| prescription drug | a drug that can be obtained only with a written order from a doctor and can be purchased only at a pharmacy |
| illegal drug | a chemical substance that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell; street drugs |
| drug misuse | the improper use of medicines--either prescription of over-the-counter drugs |
| drug abuse | when a drug is intentionally used improperly or unsafely |
| psychoactive drug | a mood-altering drug; a chemical that affects brain activity |
| side effect | an unwanted physical or mental effect caused by a drug |
| drug antagonism | occurs when each drug's effect is canceled out of reduced by the other |
| drug synergism | occurs when drugs interact to produce effects greater than those that each dru would produce alone |
| protective factor | a foctor that reduces a person's potential for harmful behavior |
| depressant | a psychoactive drug that slows the brain and body reactions |
| barbituates | sedative-hypnotics depressant |
| opiate | drug made from psychoactive compounds contained in the seed pods of poppy plants |
| heroin | illegal opiate made from morphine |
| stimulant | a drug that speeds up activities of the central nervous system |
| amphetamines | prescription drugs sold as "speed" or "uppers"; stimulant |
| methamphetamine | "crank" "crystal" "ice"; stimulant related to amphetamines, but more powerful |
| cocaine | powerful but short-acting stimulant |
| hallucinogen | a drug that distorts perception, thought, and mood |
| marijuana | the leaves, stems, and flowering tops of the hemp plant; "pot" "dope" "weed" |
| club drugs | got their name from the fact that they first gained popularity at dance clubs and raves; i.e. ecstasy and rohypnol |
| inhalant | a breathable chemical vapor that produces mind-altering effects |
| therapeutic community | a residential treatment center where former drug abusers live together and learn to adjust to drug-free lives |
