| A | B |
|---|
| Inhalents | substances with fumes that are sniffed to give an hallucinogenic high |
| ecstasy | most well known designer drug |
| designer drugs | drugs made with synthetic substances |
| anabolic steroids | drugs that are derived from the male testosterone |
| Alateens | support groups for teenagers who have family or friends that are alcoholics |
| Al-Anon | support groups for family members and friends of alcoholics |
| Alcoholics Anonymous | support groups for alcoholics |
| recovery | this term is used to describe the period of "getting well " from addiction |
| marijuana | considered a hallucinogen but also has effects of stimulants or depressants; stays in body for weeks b/c not water soluble and not eaisily flushed |
| THC | active ingredient in MJ, psychoactie effects, stored in fat cells |
| valium | one of the most widely prescribed tranquilizers |
| PCP | once an animal tranquilizer, user feels distant and detached, aka angel dust |
| LSD | responsible for initiating an awareness of hallucinogens in america. people think they can fly and jump out of windows |
| flashback | reliving a bad trip or experience while taking drugs |
| codeine | most often perscribed for coughing |
| heroin | made from morphine |
| morphine | a narcotic used primarily for pain relief |
| hallucinogens | no medical use; also refered to as psychedelics, they alter mood, thought, and the senses, LSD, PCP |
| stimulant | increases the heart rate , blood pressure, and respitory rate, cocaine classified here |
| narcotic | includes drugs made from the opium poppy flower and medicines used to relieve pain. morphine classified her |
| depressant | slows heart rate , blood pressure and respitory rate, barbiturates classified here |
| drugs | dangerous and sometimes illegal substance, including alcohol and tobacco |
| relapse | for people in recovery, periodic returns to drinking and drug use |
| detoxification | the process of removing drugs from ones body |
| addiction | a physiological or psychological dependence on a substance or activity |
| physiological | type of dependence where there is a chemical need for the drug |
| psychological | type of dependence when a person belives they need a drug in order to feel good or function normally |
| abstinence | choosing not to use alcohol or drugs |
| synthetic | man-made |
| tolerance | a condition in which the body becomes used to the effects of a medicine or drug |
| heroin scheduled # | 1 |
| caffeine is a .... | stimulant |
| slang for rohypnol | date-rape-drug |
| classification for rohypnol | schedule one depressant |
| unknown | what the ingredients are |
| MDMA | ectasy |
| Controlled Substance Act | a law that is consolidated of may laws regulateing the maufacture and distribution of narcotics , depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and other drugs used for illegal purposes |
| Schedule 1 | drugs with high potential for abuse and no medical uses would be schedule number |
| sedative hypnotics | depressants , they include sleep and reduce anxiety |
