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 Blood alcohol level, is the amount of alcohol in your blood that develops from drinking beverages that contain alcohol |
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 needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like |
front 5 Depressant | back 5 (chiefly of a drug) reducing functional or nervous activity. |
front 6 Detoxification | back 6 the process of removing toxic substances or qualities. |
front 7 Hallucinogen | back 7 a drug that causes hallucinations, such as LSD. |
front 8 Inhalant | back 8 substances that people inhale to get high. |
front 9 Intoxication | back 9 the state of being intoxicated, especially by alcohol. |
front 10 Naloxone/Narcan | back 10 a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose |
front 11 Nicotine | back 11 a toxic colorless or yellowish oily liquid that is the chief active constituent of tobacco. |
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 medicine that can only be made available to a patient on the written instruction of an authorized health professional |
front 16 Psychedelic drug | back 16 drugs capable of producing abnormal psychic effects and sometimes psychotic states |
front 17 Recovery | back 17 a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential |
front 18 Relapse | back 18 to slip or fall back into a former worse state after a change for the better |
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 ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. |
front 22 Withdrawal | back 22 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 |