Drug test Flashcards
Drug
A non-food substance taken into the body that changes the mind or body.
Prescription drug
A drug that needs a written order from a licensed doctor to altercate a medical problem in the body or mind.
OTC
An over the counter medicine that’s safe enough to purchase without a prescription.
Drug misuse
Using a drug in a way that’s not intended and can be unsafe.
Drug abuse
Using a drug for recreational abuse or selling OTC/prescription drugs.
Physiological dependence
A type of addiction in which the body feels a direct need for a drug.
Psychological dependence
An addiction in which the body sends a message that it needs more of that drug.
Withdrawal symptoms
An addiction in which the body sends a message that it needs more of that drug.
Side effects
Any effect of medicine other than the one intended.
Tolerance
A condition that occurs when the body gets used to a medicine so that either more medicine is needed or different medicine is needed.
Gateway drug
A drug that leads to other, usually stronger drugs.
Huffing
It involves inhaling (or “huffing”) fumes from your everyday run-of-the-mill household products, such as glue, cleaning products or paint
Intoxication
The state of being intoxicated, especially by alcohol
Of the 4 drugs studied- which one is usually taken as a pill?
Ecstasy
Of the 4 drugs studied- which two could be smoked?
Vaping and marijuana
Give me a street name for this type of drug:
Marijuanna
Weed
Give me a street name for this type of drug:
Vaping
E cigarettes
Give me a street name for this type of drug:
Ecstasy
X
Give me a street name for this type of drug:
Inhalents
Dust-off
Why is marijuana considered a ‘gateway drug’? In other words…tell me one of (or both) ways we discussed in class, what happens typically which maijuana users and why it leads to other drugs.
It leads to stronger drugs. Tolerance
What is the legal limit (or illegal limit) for alcohol and driving- or in other words, the blood alcohol level for being considered drunk?
0.08%
What organ in the body breaks down alcohol after it is in the system?
Liver
After one drink, how long does it take (on average) for the body to break down (get rid of) one drink (in hours)?
3 hours
What is the disease of the liver called when useless scar tissue is formed and the liver starts to
Fail?
Cirrhosis
