front 1 Addiction | back 1 the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity |
front 2 Blood alcohol content | back 2 a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes |
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 Dependence | back 4 the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else |
front 5 Depressant | back 5 (chiefly of a drug) reducing functional or nervous activity |
front 6 Detoxification | back 6 medical treatment of an alcoholic or drug addict involving abstention from drink or drugs until the bloodstream is free of toxins |
front 7 Hallucinogen | back 7
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front 8 Inhalant | back 8 a broad range of household and industrial chemicals whose volatile vapors or pressurized gases can be concentrated and breathed in via the nose or mouth to produce intoxication, in a manner not intended by the manufacturer |
front 9 Intoxication | back 9 the state of being intoxicated, especially by alcohol |
front 10 Naloxone/Narcan | back 10 a synthetic drug, similar to morphine, which blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system |
front 11 Nicotine | back 11 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 12 Opiate | back 12 a drug derived from or related to opium |
front 13 Overdose | back 13 an excessive and dangerous dose of a drug |
front 14 Potency | back 14 the power of something to influence or make an impression |
front 15 Prescription drug | back 15 a pharmaceutical drug that is permitted to be dispensed only to those with a medical prescription |
front 16 Psychedelic drug | back 16 a subclass of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary mental states and a perceived "expansion of consciousness" |
front 17 Recovery | back 17 a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength |
front 18 Relapse | back 18 a deterioration in someone's state of health after a temporary improvement |
front 19 Stimulant | back 19 a substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body |
front 20 Tobacco | back 20 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 21 Tolerance | back 21 the capacity to endure continued subjection to something, especially a drug, transplant, antigen, or environmental conditions, without adverse reaction |
front 22 Withdrawal | back 22 the action of withdrawing something |