Substances
The pain-relieving sedative agent contained in opium.
What is Codeine?
Birth defects/abnormalities in babies of drug abusing mothers
What is FDS [Fetal Drug Syndrome]?
The body's physiological adaptation to a substance.
What is Physical Dependence?
Analgesic substances [opioid and non-opioid]
What are Painkillers?
Refraining from further drug use.
What is Abstinence?
A trait/traits that develops in response to drug use.
What is Addictive Personalities?
One of the most popular drugs contained in muscle relaxers, sleeping pills, and tranquilizers.
What is Opium?
This stands for drug of choice.
What is DOC?
The opposite of euphoria.
What is Dysphoria?
A medicine used for relief of moderate to high pain.
What is Oxycodone?
A physical behavior one repeats involuntarily that can be harmful.
What is Compulsion?
Abruptly quitting a drug by choice in order to try to quit long-term.
What is Cold-Turkey?
Tobacco's extremely toxic main active ingredient [causes negative CNS stimulation].
What is Nicotine?
The central nervous system.
What is CNS?
Chronis liver disease.
What is Cirrhosis?
Sedatives that act on the CNS [e.g., to treat anxiety, high blood pressure]
What are Depressants?
What is Habit?
A stigmatizing slang term for an individual with an addictive disorder.
What is Addict?
Pain relievers [ie., Tylenol] used to treat headaches, muscle aches, headaches, etc.
What is Acetaminophens?
A support group of adult children of alcoholics.
What is ACOA?
A detrimental reaction to a drug [not the desired reaction].
What is Adverse Reaction?
The beverage type [ethyl] of alcohol.
What is Ethanol?
The age at which one's addictive behavior began; an important factor in addiction assessment.
A setting where people with similar issues can meet to support each other's recovery.
What is Therapeutic Community?
Chemical substance that distorts perceptions, sometimes resulting in delusions or halluncinations.
What is Hallucinogen?
Withdrawal symptoms after initial acute withdrawal.
What is PAWS [Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms]?
A pleasurable state of altered consciousness; one reason for the preference of one addictive behavior or substance over another.
What is Euphoria?
The opioids that the body naturally produces in order to help us tolerate pain.
What is Endogenous Opioid?
A behavioral change that results from an association between two events.
What is Conditioning?
One's failure to either admit or realize his/her addiction or to recognize and accept the harm it can cause.
What is Denial?