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 amount of alcohol in your blood. |
front 3 Cannabis | back 3 a dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of the cannabis plant, or a resinous extract of it ( cannabis resin ), smoked or consumed, generally illegally, as a psychoactive (mind-altering) drug. |
front 4 Carcinogen | back 4 a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue. |
front 5 Dependence | back 5 addiction to drink or drugs. |
front 6 Depressant | back 6 (chiefly of a drug) reducing functional or nervous activity. |
front 7 Detoxification | back 7 medical treatment of an alcoholic or drug addict involving abstention from drink or drugs until the bloodstream is free of toxins. |
front 8 Drug | back 8 a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. |
front 9 Hallucinogen | back 9 a drug that causes hallucinations, such as LSD. |
front 10 Inhalant | back 10 a medicinal preparation for inhaling. |
front 11 Intoxication | back 11 the state of being intoxicated, especially by alcohol. |
front 12 Naloxone/Narcan | back 12 Naloxone is an opioid antagonist medication that is used to reverse an opioid overdose. |
front 13 Nicotine | back 13 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 14 Opiate | back 14 a drug derived from or related to opium. |
front 15 Overdose | back 15 an excessive and dangerous dose of a drug. |
front 16 Potency | back 16 the power of something to influence or make an impression. |
front 17 Prescription drug | back 17 Examples of prescription medicines include blood pressure tablets, cancer medicine and strong painkillers. |
front 18 Psychedelic drug | back 18 Psychedelics (also known as hallucinogens) are a class of psychoactive substances that produce changes in perception, mood |
front 19 Recovery | back 19 a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength. |
front 20 Relapse | back 20 If symptoms seem to get worse, or symptoms that had been in remission reappear |
front 21 Sedative | back 21 promoting calm or inducing sleep. |
front 22 Stimulant | back 22 a substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body. |
front 23 Tobacco | back 23 dried leaves which people smoke in pipes, cigars, and cigarettes. |
front 24 Tolerance | back 24 the capacity to endure continued subjection to something, especially a drug, transplant, antigen, or environmental conditions, without adverse reaction. |
front 25 Withdrawal | back 25 the action of withdrawing something. |