| A | B |
|---|
| drug | dangerous and illegal substance |
| amphetamine | stimulant |
| ice | stimulant |
| cocaine | stimulant |
| crack | stimulant |
| barbiturate | depressant |
| tranquilizer | depressant |
| valium | depressant |
| methodone | narcotic |
| opium | narcotic |
| morphine | narcotic |
| heroin | narcotic |
| codeine | narcotic |
| pcp | hallucinogen |
| lsd | hallucinogen |
| physiological dependence | body develops a chemical need |
| tolerance | the body adjusts to the effects of the drug |
| withdrawal | symptoms that occur when a person stops using a drug |
| psychological dependence | a person believes a drug is need in order to feel good |
| addiction | physiological or psychological dependence on a drug |
| psychoactic drugs | affect the central nervous system resulting in mental or behavioral changes |
| psychoactice drugs examples | stimulants, depressants, narcotics, hallucinogens |
| stimulants | speed up the central nervous system |
| amphetamines | stimulants that are similar to the sympathetic nervous system |
| sympathetic nervous system | used in "fight or flight" syndrome |
| methamphetamine | an amphetamine that is used to treat narcolepsy, parkinson's diseasse, obesity |
| methamphetamine examples | crank, speed, ice |
| cocaine use can cause | malnutrition, heart attack |
| depressants | sedatives, slow down central nervous system |
| synergistic effect | interaction of 2 or more drugs that results in a greater effect |
| sedative-hypnotics | a depressant induce sleep and reduce anxiety |
| tranquilizers | depressants used to treat many mental disorders |
| narcotics | "opiates" used to relieve pain |
| heroin | no medical use in the USA, made from morphine |
| synthetic | made from laboratory chemicals |
| hallucinogens | have no medical value |
| pcp | a dangerous synthetic drug |
| lsd | flashbacks can occure even after use has stopped |
| Cannabis | scientific name for marijuana |
| THC | chemical that produces the psychoactive effect of marijuana |
| hashish | the dark brown resin from the tops of the cannabis plant, has high count of THC |
| inhalants | substances with fumes that are sniffed or inhaled to give a hallucinogenic high |
| designer drug | street chemists make drugs with synthetic substances |
| MDMA | well-known designer drug (ecstasy) |
| anabolic steroid | synthetic derivatives of the male hormone testosterone, can be used to treat chronic diseases |
