Health Chapter: 23
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- Substance Abuse
- any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for nonmedical purpose
- Addiction
- a physiological or phycholgical dependence on a drug.
- Physiological dependence
- a condition in which the user has a chemical need for the drug.
- Psychological Dependence
- a condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good or to function normally
- Stimulants
- drugs that speed up the central nervou system
- Depressants
- drugs that tend to slow down the central nervou system
- Narcotics
- drugs that derived from the opium plant that are obtaninable only be prescription and are used to relieve pain
- Hallucinogens
- drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions including vision, hearing, and touch
- Psychoactive drugs
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- Name marijuana's cartegoy
- Stimlants
- Category - Cocaince
- Stimulants
- Category - Crack
- Stimulants
- Category - Rohypnol
- Depressants
- Category - Heroin
- Narcotics
- Category - LSD
- Hallucinogens
- Category - PCP
- Hallucinogens
- Category - methamphetamine
- stimulants
- Signs of Drug use
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often hung over
talks about drugs
doesnt care as much about soemthing they LOVED
Cahnges eatting/sleeping habits