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drug vocabulary

1.

Addiction

a strong inclination to do, use, or indulge in something repeatedly

2.

Blood alcohol content

the amount of alcohol in the blood

3.

Cannabis

the psychoactive dried flower buds, leaves, or preparations (such as hashish) or chemicals (such as THC) that are derived from the cannabis plant

4.

Dependence

the quality or state of being dependent

5.

Depressant

an agent that reduces a bodily functional activity or an instinctive desire (such as appetite)

6.

Detoxification

to remove a harmful substance (such as a poison or toxin) or the effect of such from

7.

Hallucinogen

a substance that induces hallucinations

8.

Inhalant

any of various often toxic volatile substances (as spray paint, glue, or paint thinner) whose fumes are sometimes inhaled for their euphoric effect

9.

Intoxication

the condition of having physical or mental control markedly diminished by the effects of alcohol or drugs

10.

Naloxone/Narcan

used for a preparation of the hydrochloride of naloxone administered by injection or as a nasal spray

11.

Nicotine

a poisonous alkaloid C10H14N2 that is the chief active principle of tobacco and is used as an insecticide

12.

Opiate

containing oplum

13.

Overdose

an excessive quantity or amount

14.

Potency

the ability or capacity to achieve or bring about a particular result

15.

Prescription drug

a drug that can be obtained only by means of a physician's prescription

16.

Psychedelic drug

it has haullceigion in it

17.

Recovery

the act, process, or an instance of recovering

18.

Relapse

a recurrence of symptoms of a disease after a period of improvement

19.

Stimulant

an agent (such as a drug) that produces a temporary increase of the functional activity or efficiency of an organism or any of its parts

20.

Tobacco

any of a genus (Nicotiana) of chiefly American plants of the nightshade family with viscid foliage and tubular flowers

21.

Tolerance

the capacity of the body to endure or become less responsive to a substance (such as a drug) or a physiological insult especially with repeated use or exposure

22.

Withdrawal

the syndrome of often painful physical and psychological symptoms that follows discontinuance of an addicting drug