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- Drug-
- any substance that causes a change in a personÂ’s physical or psychological state
- Medicine-
- any drug used to cure, prevent, or treat illness or discomfort
- Side effect-
- any effect that is caused by a drug and that is different from the drugÂ’s intended effect
- Prescription-
- a written order from a doctor for a specific medicine
- Over-the-counter (OTC) medicine-
- any medicine that can be bought without a prescription
- Addiction-
- a condition in which a person can no longer control his or her drug use
- Drug tolerance-
- a condition in which a user needs more of a drug to feel the same effect felt when first using the drug
- Physical dependence-
- a state in which the body relies on a given drug in order to function
- Psychological dependence-
- a state of emotionally or mentally needing a drug in order to function
- Withdrawal-
- uncomfortable physical and psychological symptoms produced when a physically dependent drug user stops using drugs
- Synapse-
- connections betweens neurons
- Neurons-
- nerve cells
- Alcohol-
- the drug in whine, beer, and liquor that causes intoxication
- Intoxication-
- the physical and mental changes produced by drinking alcohol
- Blood alcohol concentration (BAC)-
- the amount of alcohol in a personÂ’s blood expressed as a percentage
- Binge drinking-
- the act of drinking five or more drinks in one sitting
- Cirrhosis-
- a deadly disease that replaces healthy liver tissue with scar tissue; most often cause by long-term alcohol abuse
- Designated driver-
- a person who chooses not to drink alcohol in a social setting so that he or she can safely drive himself or herself and others
- Enabling-
- helping an addict avoid the negative consequences of his or her behavior
- Nicotine-
- the highly addictive drug that is found in all tobacco products
- Carcinogen-
- any chemical or agent that causes cancer
- Tar-
- a sticky, black substance in tobacco smoke that coats the inside of the airways and that contains many carcinogens
- Carbon monoxide-
- a gas that blocks oxygen from getting into the blood stream
- Emphysema-
- a respiratory disease in which air cannot move in and out of alveoli because they become blocked or lose their elasticity
- Sidestream smoke-
- smoke that escapes from the tip of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe
- Mainstream smoke-
- smoke that is inhaled through a cigarette and then exhaled by a cigarette smoker
- Environmental tobacco smoke (secondhand smoke)-
- a combination of exhaled mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke