Scheck Health Ch 12
Terms
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- Drug Addiction
- A physical or psychological need for higher and higher doses of a drug.
- physical addiction
- A change in the body's chemistry so that without the presence of a substance(drug), normal functioning begins to fail, and withdrawal symptoms set in.
- LSD
- lysergic acid diethlamide / A powerful hallucinogenic drug.
- Hallucinogens
- Drugs that cause vision and other sensory illusions.
- Codeine
- A narcotic drug that is commonly used for suppressing coughs.
- psilocybin/psilocin
- Two hallucianogens produced by a type of wild mushroom.
- Narcotics Anonymous
- A free, self help program of addiction recovery. It uses a 12-step program, promotes personal growth, and leads to the person's helping others to recover
- Ephedrine
- A stimulant added to look-alikes and diet pills, and found in herbs such as ma huang; has caused heart attacks, strokes, seizures, and death, especially combined with caffeine.
- Drug Use
- The taking of drugs for its medically intended purpose, and in the appropriate amount, frequency, strength and manner.
- Barbituates
- Depressant drugs that slow the activity of the central nervous system.
- endorphins
- Chemicals in the brain that produce feelings of pleasure in response to a variety of activities.
- Drug Misuse
- The taking of drugs for its medical purpose, but not in the appropriate amount, frequency, strength, or manner.
- narcotic antagonists
- drugs that oppose the actions of other drugs the word antagonist means something or someone who struggles with, or opposes another
- Look-alikes
- Combinations of OTC drugs and other chemicals packed to lood like prescription medication or illegal drugs.
- PCP
- phencyclidine hydrochloride / An animal tranquilizer abused by humans as a hallucinogen.
- Hallucinations
- False perceptions; imagined sights, sounds, smells or other feelings brought on by drug abuse.
- Withdrawal
- The physical symptoms that occur when a drug which a person is addicted is cleared from the body tissues.
- Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome
- Sudden death, Usually from heart failure, in aperson who is startled while abusing inhalants. The fright often occurs upon discovery of the sniffer by an authority figure or when the drug produces a frightning hallucination.
- dysphoria
- Unpleasant feelings that occurs when endorphins are lacking; these feelings often follow drug-induced euphoria.
- Sedatives
- Drugs that have a soothing or tranquilizingng effect.
- designer drugs
- laboratory- made drugs that closely resemble illegal drugs in chemical structure, but that are different enough to be legal untill ruled illegal
- Drug Trafficker
- A person involved in the the transport and sales of illegal drugs.
- Recreational Drug Use
- A term made up, to describe their drug use, by people who claim their drug taking produces no harmful social or health effects.
- Opiates
- A group of drugs derived from the opium poppy, that relieved pain and induce sleep. Also known as narcotics.
- methadone
- a drug used to treat heroin addiction; it holds off withdrawl and helps people recover socially
- Juvenile
- A legal term meaning a person under 18; a minor.
- Morphine
- A narcotic drug that doctors prescribe as a painkiller.
- Narcotics
- Habit forming drugs that relieve pain and induce sleep when taken in moderate doses.
- Amphetimines
- Powerful, addictive stimulant drugs, Because they suppress appetite, they are reserved for use in cases where obesity threatens health, Also called speed.
- Peyote
- A cactus that produces the hallucinogen mescaline.
- Amotivational Syndrome
- Loss of ambition and drive; a characteristic of long-term abusers of marijuana.
- Psychological Addiction
- A craving for something; Mental dependence on a drug, habit, or behavior.
- Drug Abuse
- The deliberate taking of a drug for other than a medical purpose and in a manner that can result in damage to a person's health or ability to function.
- Mescaline
- The hallucinogen produced by the peyote cactus.
- Opium
- A narcotic drug that relieves pain and induces sleep, made from the opium poppy.
- Heroin
- A narcotic drug derived from morphine.
- Euphoria
- A sense of great well-being and pleasure brought on by some drugs; popularly called a "high"