Tobacco
Alcohol
Medicines and Drugs
100
A substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence
What is an addictive drug?
100
The excessive use of alcohol.
What is alcohol abuse?
100
Drugs that are used to treat or prevent disease or other conditions.
What is medicine?
200
A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns.
What is tar?
200
The state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance and the person's physical and mental control is significantly reduced.
What is intoxication?
200
Substances other than food that change the structure of function of the body or mind.
What is drug?
300
The addictive drug found in tobacco leaves.
What is nicotine?
300
The type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages.
What is ethanol?
300
A preparation introduced into the body to stimulate an immune response.
What is a vaccine?
400
A cancer-causing substance.
What is a carcinogen?
400
The chemical action of yeast on sugars.
What is fermentation?
400
Reactions to medicine other than the one intended.
What is side effects?
500
A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs.
What is a stimulant?
500
A drug that slows the central nervous system.
What is a depressant?
500
Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for non-medical purposes.
What is substance abuse?
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