Addiction
the state of being compulsively committed to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically
Blood alcohol content
the percentage of alcohol in the bloodstream: under the laws of most U.S. states
Cannabis
a plant of the genus Cannabis
Carcinogen
any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
Dependence
the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
Depressant
Medicine/Medical. having the quality of depressing or lowering the vital activities; sedative.
Detoxification
Biochemistry. the metabolic process by which toxins are changed into less toxic or more readily excretable substances.
Drug
Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention,
Hallucinogen
- a substance that produces hallucinations.
Inhalant
a medicine, allergen, or other substance that is inhaled.
Intoxication
inebriation; drunkenness
Naloxone/Narcan
an opioid antagonist, C19H21NO4, used to reverse the acute respiratory depression that occurs with opioid overdose.
Nicotine
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C10H14N2, found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
Opiate
Biochemistry, Pharmacology. a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain:
Overdose
OD
Potency
the state or quality of being potent
Prescription drug
a direction, usually written, by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy.
Psychedelic Drug
of or noting a mental state characterized by a profound sense of intensified sensory perception,
Recovery
the regaining of or possibility of regaining something lost or taken away.
Relapse
to fall or slip back into a former state, practice,
Sedative
tending to calm or soothe.
Stimulant
Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part
Tobacco
any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family,
Tolerance
a fair, respectful, and permissive attitude or policy toward people whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins,
Withdrawal
Pharmacology. the act or process of ceasing to use an addictive drug.