Types of Drugs
A drug that causes hallucinations, certain drugs include LSD
What is a Hallucinogen?
The habitual taking of addictive or illegal drugs
What is Drug Abuse?
Excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a thing or item
What is Codependence?
When action is taken to improve a situation, especially a medical disorder
What is an Intervention?
A compound resembling opium in addictive properties and psychological effects
What is an Opioid?
The consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time
What is Binge-Drinking?
A disorder affecting the alveoli (tiny air sacs) of the lungs
What is Emphysema?
Not affected by alcohol; not drunk
What is being Sober?
What is a Depressant?
The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity
What is Addiction?
Being affected by alcohol or drugs to the extent of losing control over one's faculties or behavior
What is being impaired?
Medicines sold directly to a consumer without a requirement for a prescription from a doctor
What are Over The Counter Drugs?
A substance that raises levels of psychological or nervous activity in the body
What is a Stimulant
The use of a substance for a purpose not consistent with legal or medical guidelines
What is Drug Misuse?
a chronic disease of the liver marked by degeneration of cells, inflammation, and fibrosis
The unpleasant physical reaction that accompanies the process of ceasing to take an addictive drug
What is a Withdrawal?
A substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue
What is a Carcinogen?
Excessive use of psychoactive drugs, such as alcohol, pain medications, or illegal drugs
What is Drug Use?
A congenital syndrome caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
A substance that is used to improve any form of activity performance in humans
What is a Performance Enhancing Drug?