Substance Abuse

Your body's ability to resist a drug.

A group of symptoms that occur once you stop using a substance.

Taking 2 or more drugs at the same time that have similar effects on the body to heighten the overall effect on the body.

Taking 2 or more drugs at the same time that have opposite effects on the body but the result is undetermined.

The incorrect use of a prescription or OTC drug.

Gives you an immediate "rush", often from household chemicals.

Speeds up the central nervous system, increasing heart rate, etc.

A drug prescribed by a physician for medicinal purposes.

Using an illegal drug or for no medical purpose.

Used as a pain reliever, to help induce sleep

Odorless, colorless, tasteless drugs that can be easily slipped into drinks.

Feeling of extreme high, usually associated with cocaine use.

A habit-forming drug that, while not itself addictive, may lead to the use of other addictive drugs.

Makes you see and hear things that are not actually there.

A drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions

A condition that happens after continued use of marijuana that causes an individual to lose interest in things they used to enjoy doing.

Thinking you need the drug in order to function properly.

Your body needs the drug in order to function properly.

Slows down the central nervous system, decreasing heart rate, etc.

A drug that can be purchased at your local pharmacy.

Any substance that changes the function of the central nervous system

A cancer causing agent

The law that has no tolerance for alcohol used by minors. Law states that no minor should have any amount of alcohol in their system while driving.

One of the 3 most harmful chemicals that decreases the amount of oxygen a person is receiving because oxygen is replaced with carbon monoxide - gas that comes from a running car

The administration responsible for checking the safety of food and drugs

The substance contains the synthetic derivatives of the naturally occurring male anabolic hormone testosterone.

Made up of the brain and spinal cord. "control center"

One of the 3 most harmful chemicals found in tobacco that contains a black sticky substance that will stick to your lungs and inhibit breathing

Addictive substance found in tobacco that has a stimulant effect on the body causing an adrenaline rush.

A group of mental and physical birth defects caused by a woman drinking during pregnancy

Blood Alcohol Concentration-amount of alcohol in the blood

0.08

Ingredient in marijuana that causes the "high"

an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency.

a chronic disease of the liver marked by degeneration of cells, inflammation, and fibrous thickening of tissue. It is typically a result of alcoholism or hepatitis.

Driving Under the Influence

a compound or preparation used for the treatment or prevention of disease

tobacco that is chewed or snuffed rather than smoked by the user.

A system of organs, functioning in the process of gas exchange between the body and the environment, consisting especially of the nose, nasal passages, nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.

The human body system that contians the heart, blood, and all of the blood vessels. It delivers all the nutrients to the cells

Hair-like projections on the cell surface used for locomotion or the movement of fluid over a cell.

a measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage.

a severe headache or other after effects caused by drinking an excess of alcohol.

a person under the age of full legal responsibility