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| medicine | a substance that when taken into or applied to the body,helps prevent or cure some diesease, injury or medical problem |
| vaccine | a preparation containing weakened or dead pathogens of a particular diesease given to prevent one from contracting that disease |
| synergistic effect | the interaction of 2 or more medicines that results in a gereater effect than when the medicines are taken independently |
| antagonistic interaction | an interaction that occure when the effect of a medicine is canceled or reduced when taken with other medicine |
| addictive interaction | an interactino that occure when mediceines work togeather in a positive way |
| tolerance | a condition in which the body becomes used to the effects of a medicine or drug |
| withdrawal | a physical reaction that occure when a person stops taking a drug or medicine on which he or she is physiologically dependent |
| medicine misure | using medicine in a way that it is not intended |
| histamine | a substance released when a cold-causing virus invaded one's respiratory system |
| pharmacist | a person concerned with the preparation, distribution and sale of medicine |
| nicotine | the addictive drug in cigaretted that raises blood pressure adn increases heart rate |
| stimulant | a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, respiratory rates, adn blood pressure, adn causes the pupils to dialte adn appetite to decrease |
| tar | a thick sticky, dark fluid produceed when tobacco burns |
| carcinogens | cancer causing agents |
| carbon monoxide | a colorless, oderless, poisonous gas that can be found in ciarette smoke and automobile exhaust fumes |
| leukoplekia | thickened, white,leathery-appearing spots on the inside of a smokeless tobacco user's mouth |
| passice smoke | cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoke inhaled by nonsmokers |
| mainstream smoke | smoke that a smoker blows off |
| sidestream smoke | smoke that comes from burning tobacco |
| fatty liver | a conditino in which fats have built up in the liver, preventing normal functinos of live cells |
| cirrhosis | scarring; a condition of the liver in which scarring resuces blood flow in the liver |
| multiplier effect | the act of taking drugs or medicines with alcohol |
| alcohol-impaired driving | driving under the influence of alcohol |
| fetal alcohol syndrome | a condition in which a fetus has been adversely affected by it's mother's heavy alcohol use during pregnancy |
| blood alcohol concerntration | the amount of alcohol in a person's blood expressed by a percentaage |
| alcoholism | addiction to alcohol; a physical and psychological dependence on alcohol |
| physiologicl dependence | a chemical need of th ebody for a drug |
| addiction | a physicological or psychological dependence on a substance or activity |
| psychoactive drugs | drugs that affect the cental nervous system and other normal functioning of the brain |
| amphetamines | stimulants that speed up the heart adn breathing and cause anxiety, sleeplessness, and loss of appetite |
| depressants | sedatives, drugs that tend to slow down the central nerous system |
| marijuana | a hemp plant that is smoked, eated, or drunk for intoxicating effects |
| hashish | dark brown resin collected for the tops of the ecamabis plant |
| inhalants | substances with fumes that are sniffed ansd inhaled to give a hallucinogenic high |
| designer drugs | drugs made with synthetic substances by street chemists |
| look-alike drugs | drugs made form leagal substances to look like illeagal drugs |
| anabolic steroids | synthetic derivatives of testosterone |
