Addiction
Addiction is biological, psychological, and social. That means that it is a __________ disorder.
Biopsychosocial
When you stop taking a drug and have symptoms that are the opposite of taking the drug.
Withdrawal
Addiction runs in families. That means that addiction is _________.
Genetic
When you need to have more and more of the drug to achieve the desired effect.
Tolerance
What word describes an addiction gets worse over time?
Progressive
When the overuse of a drug results in negative effects.
Drug Abuse
What does it mean when a person has an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against their own conscious wishes?
Compulsion
When the cells in your body get used to having a drug in your system and begin to adapt to it.
Physical Dependance
What does it mean when an addiction becomes so bad that you will always have to manage its symptoms? (aka. you cannot turn a pickle back into a cucumber
Chronic
A substance that can cause a change in a person's moods or feelings.
Psychoactive Drugs