Substance Abuse Flashcards
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| 8015983367 | Stimulants | Speeds up the central nervous system, causes heart attacks. | 0 | |
| 8015861396 | Nicotine | The addictive drug found in all tobacco products. | 1 | |
| 8015863013 | Leukoplakia | White leathery spots that can develop into oral cancer | 2 | |
| 8015865168 | Tar | The thick, sticky substance found in tobacco smoke that damages the cilia, alveoli, and lung tissue is called | 3 | |
| 8015868621 | Mainstream Smoke | Smoke that is exhaled by a smoker. | 4 | |
| 8015870862 | Sidestream Smoke | Smoke coming off the end of a burning cigarette. | 5 | |
| 8015877317 | Alcohol | Depressant | 6 | |
| 8015879715 | Ethanol | active ingredient in alcohol | 7 | |
| 8015884239 | Binge Drinking | Drinking five or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting. | 8 | |
| 8015889402 | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | A group of alcohol related birth defects that include physical and mental problems. | 9 | |
| 8015910213 | Fermentation | chemical action of yeast on sugars | 10 | |
| 8015919967 | alcohol poisoning | A severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose. | 11 | |
| 8015933035 | blood alcohol concentration (BAC) | Amount of alcohol in a person's blood expressed as a percentage. | 12 | |
| 8015938776 | sobriety | living without alcohol | 13 | |
| 8015925204 | Club Drugs | 21) Rohypnol, Ecstasy, and GHB | 14 | |
| 8015943110 | MDMA | Ecstasy | 15 | |
| 8015954336 | Rohypnol | This drug is the #1 Date Rape Drug | 16 | |
| 8015957468 | Ketamine | Used on animals as a tranquilizer and humans who are severe burn victims. | 17 | |
| 8015971637 | PCP | 25) This drug acts as a hallucinogen and pain killer, so no one knows how they will react to it, it's known as "angel dust". | 18 | |
| 8015980392 | Barbiturates | These drugs are commonly called "downers", their effects are long lasting (hours). | 19 | |
| 8015995371 | Cocaine, Crack, Crystal Meth | Stimulants | 20 | |
| 8016003340 | LSD and PCP | Hallucinogens | 21 | |
| 8016006320 | Codeine, Morphine, Heroin | Narcotics | 22 | |
| 8016011120 | Inhalants | Substances whose fumes are inhaled to achieve a mind altering effect | 23 | |
| 8016013891 | THC | Active Ingredient in Marijuana | 24 | |
| 8016022958 | Methamphetamine | Often produced in home laboratories. | 25 | |
| 8016027181 | LSD | Put onto little squares of paper and is absorbed through the mouth. | 26 | |
| 8016033788 | Tolerance | When you need more of a drug to get the same effect or you decrease the time between doses. | 27 | |
| 8016059991 | Opium | This is the active ingredient in all narcotics and comes from the poppy plant. | 28 | |
| 8016057307 | Oxycontin | Abusing this drug usually leads to heroin addiction. | 29 | |
| 8016040978 | Vaccine | A culture used to stimulate an immune response in the body (like the flu shot). | 30 | |
| 8016044586 | Antifungals | Medicines used to treat infections like athletes foot and ring worm. | 31 | |
| 8032484079 | Drugs | Substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind. | 32 | |
| 8032498642 | Antitoxins | Contain antibodies and they come from animals. | 33 | |
| 8032507803 | Additive Interaction | Medicines work together in a positive way. | 34 | |
| 8032512779 | Synergistic Effect | Taking medicines with other medicines. | 35 | |
| 8032519918 | Antagonistic Effect | The effect of one medicine is canceled or reduced by taking another medicine. | 36 | |
| 8032543563 | Antibiotics | They kill bacteria or prevent it from producing. | 37 |