Key Terms
Acute poisoning
What is a high dosage of poison given over a short period of time?
Dependancy
What is a powerful craving for a drug?
Metabolites
What is the by-product formed during the metabolism of a chemical?
Tolerance
What is a condition occurring with consistent use of one drug whereby a person needs more and more of the drug to produce the same effect?
Withdrawal
What is a physical and mental symptoms that occur after stopping or reducing intake of a drug?
Addiction
What is a physical process associated with drug use whereby a person craves a drug.
Depressant
What is a substance that decreases or inhibits the nervous system, reducing alertness?
Narcotics
What is an addictive, sleep-inducing drug, often derived from opium, that acts as a central nervous system depressant and suppresses pain?
Toxicity
What is the degree to which a substance is poisonous or can cause illness?
Chronic poisoning
what is a low dosage of drug given over a longer period of time
First Step Act
What is a law that reduced the penalties of drug use, possession, and distribution for those already in federal prison?
Neurotransmitters
What is a chemical messenger produced by one neuron that binds to the next neuron to either stimulate or inhibit communication within the nervous system?
Toxicologist
What is a specialist performing tests and analyses on drugs, toxins, poisons, or chemicals present in the body?
Controlled substances
What is a drug or other chemical compound whose manufacture, distribution, possession, and use are regulated by the legal system?
Hallucinogens
What is a drug that changes a person’s perceptions and thinking during intoxication?
Poisons
What is a natural or manufactured substance that can cause severe illness or death if ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin?
Toxicology
What is the study of drugs, poisons, toxins, and other substances that harm a person when used for medical, recreational, or criminal purposes?
Controlled Substances Act
What is a law that established penalties for possession, use, or distribution of illegal drugs and established five schedules for classifying drugs
Illegal drugs
What is a drug that causes addiction, habituation, or a marked change in the consciousness, has limited or no medical use, and is listed in Schedule 1 of the U.S. Controlled Substances Act?
Stimulants
What is a substance affecting the nervous system by increasing alertness, attention, and energy, as well as elevating blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration?
Toxins
What is a substance naturally produced by a living thing that can cause illness or death in humans?