Chapter 21: Toxicology

Question 1

A state of overwhelming obsession or physical need to continue the use of a drug or agent

Answer 1

addiction

Question 2

A substance that is used to neutralize or counteract a poison

Answer 2

antidote

Question 3

A severe withdrawal syndrome seen in alcoholics who are deprived of ethyl alcohol; characterized by restlessness, fever, sweating, disorientation, agitation, and seizures; can be fatal if untreated.

Answer 3

delirium tremens (DTs)

Question 4

vomiting

Answer 4

emesis

Question 5

Agents that produce false perceptions in any one of the five senses

Answer 5

hallucinogens

Question 6

vomiting blood

Answer 6

hematemesis

Question 7

A sleep-inducing effect or agent

Answer 7

hypnotic

Question 8

swallowing; taking a substance by mouth

Answer 8

ingestion

Question 9

Any drug or agent with actions similar to morphine

Answer 9

opioids

Question 10

An excessive quantity of a drug which, when taken or administered, can have toxic or lethal consequences

Answer 10

overdose

Question 11

A substance whose chemical action could damage structures or impair function when introduced into the body

Answer 11

poison

Question 12

A substance that decreases activity and excitement

Answer 12

sedative

Question 13

An agent that produces an excited state

Answer 13

stimulant

Question 14

The misuse of any substance to produce some desired effect

Answer 14

substance abuse

Question 15

The need for increasing amounts of a drug to obtain the same effect

Answer 15

tolerance

Question 16

The study of toxic or poisonous substances

Answer 16

toxicology

Question 17

A poison or harmful substance produced by bacteria, animals, or plants

Answer 17

toxin

Question 18

vomited material

Answer 18

vomitus