| A | B |
|---|
| Drug | A substance other than food intnded to affect the structure or function of the body. |
| Drug Abuse | Using the drug for the wrong purpose. |
| OTC Drugs | Medications you can purchase without a prescription. |
| Prescription Drugs | A doctors permission is needed to obtain/purchase these medications. |
| Stimulants | Drugs that speed up your CNS. |
| Depressants | Drugs that slow down your CNS. |
| Hallucinogens | Drugs that make you hear colors and see sounds. |
| Marijuana | Comes from the cannabis sativa plant. |
| Synergistic Effect | Multiplying effect of a drug. |
| Withdrawal Symptoms | When you deprive someone of a substance they are addicted to. |
| Analgesics | Medications that relieve pain |
| Alcohol | A depressant drug that decreases responses of the CNS |
| Overdose | A strong, sometimes fatal reaction; due to large amounts of a drug. |
| Misuse/Abuse | Using a drug in away that harms your body |
| Detoxification Program | Medical treatment for the withdrawal rom drug dependence |
| Psychological Dependence | Formed when a person believes they need the drug to feel good |
| Tranqilizers/Barbiturates | Depressant Drugs |
| Cocaine/Amphetamines | Examples of Stimulants |
| Caffeine | Most widely used stimulant |
| Morphine | Narcotic that relieves pain |
| Heroin/Methadone/Nicotine | Examples of additive drugs |
| Cocaine | Comes from South America |
| Mescaline | Comes from the Peyote Cactus |
| Opiates | Asian Poppy Plant |
| Adulterant | Any substance that lessens the purity of a drug |
| Synergism | Multiplying effect of a drug |
| Tolerance | You need more and more of the drug to get the same effect |
| Withdrawal | When you deprive someone of a substance they are addicted to |
| Rohypnol/Roofies | Forget-Me-Pill |
| Ketamine | Depressant/Hallucinogen/Animal Tranquilizer |
| Methamphetamines | Street names are Ice/Speed/Crank/Crystal |
| Oxycontin/Vicodin | Narcotic/Opiate drugs |
| LSD | Classifies as an Hallucinogen |
| Ecstasy/MDMA | Classified as Amphetamine/Hallucinogen |
