Addiction
the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.
Blood alcohol content
Refers to the percentage of alcohol in a person's bloodstream.
Dependence
The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else.
Depressant
- (chiefly of a drug) reducing functional or nervous activity.
Detoxification
Detoxification is a set of interventions aimed at managing acute intoxication and withdrawal.
Hallucinogen
​Hallucinogens are psychedelic drugs that can potentially change the way people see, hear, taste, smell or feel, and also affect mood and thought.
Inhalant
A medicinal preparation for inhaling.
Intoxication
The state of being intoxicated, especially by alcohol.
Narcan
What is Naloxone. Naloxone, also known as narcan, is a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses.
Nicotine
Nicotine is a highly addictive substance found in tobacco products.
Opiate
A substance used to treat pain or cause sleep.
Overdose
A drug overdose is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended.
Potency
Something to influence or make an impression.
Prescription drug
Prescription medicines can be helpful in treating many illnesses.
Psychedelic drug
Classic psychedelics are considered to be those found in nature like psilocybin, DMT, mescaline, and LSD.
Recovery
A return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
Relapse
Of someone suffering from a disease) suffer deterioration after a period of improvement.
Stimulant
A substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.
Tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus Nicotiana of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants.
Tolerance
The ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.
Withdrawal
A term used to describe the physical and mental symptoms that a person has when they suddenly stop or cut back the use of an addictive substance, such as opiates and opioids, nicotine products, or alcohol.