Physical Health and Education

  1. substance abuse - Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for non-medical purposes

  2. illegal drugs - Chemical substances that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell

  3. illicit drug use - The us or sale of an substance that is illegal or otherwise not permitted

  4. overdose - A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug

  5. addiction - A physiological or psychological dependence on a drug

  6. marijuana - A plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers are usually smoked for their intoxicating effects

  7. paranoia - An irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others

  8. inhalants - Substances whose fumes are sniffed or inhaled to give a mind-altering effect

  9. anabolic-androgenic steroids - Synthetic substances that are similar to male sex hormones

  10. psychoactive drugs - Chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain

  11. designer drugs -  A synthetic drug that is made to imitate the effects of hallucinogens and other drugs

  12. hallucinogens - Drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions including vision, hearing, smell, and touch

  13. euphoria - A feeling of intense well-being or elation

  14. depressants - substances that lower the activity of the cns

  15. stimulants - substances that increase the activity of the cns 

  16. opiates - Drugs like those derived from the optimal plant that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain

  17. rehabilitation - Process of medical and psychological treatment for physiological or psychological dependence on a drug or alcohol

4 main groups of psychoactive drugs - Depressants, Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Opiates

6 factors that influence the choices a teen makes about drug use - Peer pressure, Family members, Role models, Media messages, Perceptions of drug behaviors, Misleading info  

Drug found in marijuana - Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

drug that leads to the user to try other, more dangerous drugs - gateway drugs

androgenic means - male sex characteristics (hairy legs, deepened voice)

Alcohol is depressant or stimulant? - alcohol is a depressant

hallucinogen used to treat animals - Ketamine-Anesthetic

psychoactive drug that provides pain relief - Opiates

ecstasy or MDMA - has both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects 

club drugs- drugs found at concerts, dance clubs, drug parties (raves); Rufonal

combining alcohol with depressants (effects) - it can cause a fatal mix

warning signs of teen drug use - Constantly talks about drugs, stops participating in activities that use to be important, changes in eating or sleeping habits, weight loss, unnecessary risks, participates in unsafe behaviors, in trouble more often and with all authority figures, careless about appearance, withdrawn or depressed, difficulty concentrating, grades suffer

drug treatment center - Group counseling, short-term treatment, medication therapy, therapeutic communities, drug counselors, support groups