| A | B |
|---|
| addiction | the contsant need for a substance |
| anabolic steroids | hormones that temporarily increase muscle size |
| dosage | correct amount of medicine to take |
| drug | substance that affects the way the body and mind work |
| drug dependence | the need to take a drug just to feel normal |
| expiration date | last date a medicine can be used |
| illegal drugs | drugs that are not medicines that are against the law to sell, buy, have, or use |
| inhalants | people sniff these to get high |
| medicine | substance used to treat illness or disease |
| medicine abuse | taking medicine to do something other than treat an illness |
| medicine misuse | taking medicine without following the directions exactly |
| overdose | dangerously large dose of a drug that can cause illness or death |
| over-the-counter medicine | medicines that can be bought without a prescription |
| prescription medicine | medicines that be bought only with a doctor order |
| refuse | say no |
| self-medication | deciding on your own which medicine to take |
| side effects | unwanted reactions to a medicine |
| tolerance | the need for more of a drug to get the original effect |
| withdrawal symptoms | painful reactions that occur when someone stops using a drug |
