front 1 Addiction | back 1 The fact or condition of being addicted to a partictular substance |
front 2 Blood Alcohol content | back 2 percent of alcohol in a persons bloodstream |
front 3 cannabis | back 3 a tall plant with a stiff upright stem, divided serrated leaves, and glandular hairs. It is used to produce hemp fiber and as a drug. |
front 4 Carcinogen | back 4 a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue |
front 5 Dependence | back 5 the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else. |
front 6 Depressant | back 6 reducing functional or nervous activity |
front 7 Detoxification | back 7 the process of removing toxic substances or qualities. |
front 8 drug | back 8 a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. |
front 9 Hallucinogen | back 9 a drug that causes hallucinations, such as LSD. |
front 10 Inhalant | back 10 a solvent or other material producing vapor that is inhaled by drug abusers. |
front 11 Intoxication | back 11 the state of being intoxicated, especially by alcohol |
front 12 Naloxone/Narcan | back 12 a synthetic drug, similar to morphine, which blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system. |
front 13 Nicotine | back 13 a toxic colorless or yellowish oily liquid that is the chief active constituent of tobacco. It acts as a stimulant in small doses, but in larger amounts blocks the action of autonomic nerve and skeletal muscle cells. Nicotine is also used in insecticides. |
front 14 Opiate | back 14 a drug derived from or related to opium. |
front 15 Overdose | back 15 an excessive and dangerous dose of a drug. |
front 16 Potency | back 16 the power of something to influence or make an impression. |
front 17 Prescription drug | back 17 A prescription drug is a pharmaceutical drug that is permitted to be dispensed only to those with a medical prescription. In contrast, over-the-counter drugs can be obtained without a prescription. |
front 18 Psychedelic drug | back 18 Psychedelics are a subclass of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary mental states and an apparent expansion of consciousness |
front 19 Recovery | back 19 a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength. |
front 20 Relapse | back 20 of someone suffering from a disease) suffer deterioration after a period of improvement. |
front 21 Sedative | back 21 A sedative or tranquilliser is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement. |
front 22 Stimulant | back 22 a substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body. |
front 23 Tobacco | back 23 a preparation of the nicotine-rich leaves of an American plant, which are cured by a process of drying and fermentation for smoking or chewing. |
front 24 Tolerance | back 24 the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. |
front 25 Withdrawal | back 25 the action of withdrawing something. |