Quizlet Drug Terminology

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  1. Addiction: Another name for Chemical dependency... Involves physiological and physcological dependence
  2. Deppresant: Drugs that slow down the CNS are under this classification
  3. Drug: Any chemical that causes changes in a oersons body or behavior
  4. Drug Abuse: International use of a drug without medicla or health reasons.
  5. Drug misuse: Incorrect use of a perscription OTC drug
  6. Hallucinogen: Drugs that alter moods, thoughts, vision, hearing, smell and touch.
  7. Narcotic: Drugs derived from opium plant
  8. Over the Counter Drug: Medication that can be purchased without a perscription
  9. physiological: When the body develops a need for a drug
  10. Psycoactive: Drugs that effect the CNSand iterfere with normal brain functions
  11. Psycological dependence: Belief that a drug is needed in order to feel normal
  12. Responsible drug use: Correct use of legal drugs to promote health and well being
  13. Stimulant: This category of psychoactive drugs speeds up the activity of the CNS
  14. synergism: When two drugs are taken at once the effects are multiplied can be very dangerous often fatal
  15. Tolerance: When the body becomes use to a certain amount of a drug and more is needed to get a desired effect
  16. Withdrawal: Physical and mental reactions a dependant person experinces when they stop using.