Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco Terms Flashcards
A substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence.
Addictive drug
The addictive drug found in tobacco.
Nicotine
A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs.
Stimulant
A cancer-causing substance.
Carcinogen
A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns.
Tar
A colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas.
Carbon monoxide
Thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can develop into oral cancer.
Leukoplakia
The process that occurs in the body when nicotine, an addictive drug, is no longer used.
Nicotine withdrawal
A product that delivers small amounts of nicotine into the user’s system while he or she is trying to give up the tobacco habit.
Nicotine substitutes
Programs that may improve your chances of quitting tobacco.
Tobacco cessation program
Air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke.
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)
The smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker.
Mainstream smoke
The smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar.
Sidestream smoke
A movement created to try to reduce tobacco use and the number of tobacco-related deaths.
Healthy People 2020
The type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages.
Ethanol
The chemical action of yeast on sugars.
Fermentation
A drug that slows the central nervous system.
Depressant
The state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or other substance and the person’s physical and mental control is significantly reduced.
Intoxication
Drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting.
Binge drinking
A severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcoholic overdose.
Alcohol poisoning
A condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good or to function normally.
Psychological dependence
A condition in which the user has a chemical need for the drug.
Physiological dependence
The excessive use of alcohol.
Alcohol abuse
A disease in which a person has a physical or psychological dependence on drinks that contain alcohol.
Alcoholism
The amount of alcohol in a person’s blood expressed as a percentage.
Blood alcohol concentration (BAC)
Infants born to mothers who drink during pregnancy are at risk for fetal alcohol syndrome. FAS is one of the leading preventable causes of mental retardation.
Fetal alcohol syndrome
An addict who is dependent on alcohol.
Alcoholic
The process of learning to live an alcohol-free life.
Recovery
Living without alcohol.
Sobriety
Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for non-medical purposes.
Substance abuse
Chemical substances that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell.
Illegal drugs
The use of sale of any substance that is illegal or otherwise not permitted.
Illicit drug use
A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug.
Overdose
A physiological or psychological dependence on a drug.
Addiction
A plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers are usually smoked for their intoxicating effects.
Marijuana
An irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others.
Paranoia
Substances whose fumes are sniffed or inhaled to give a mind-altering effect.
Inhalants
Synthetic substances that are similar to male sex hormones.
Anabolic-androgenic steroids-
Chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain.
Psychoactive drugs
A synthetic drug that is made to imitate the effects of hallucinogens and other drugs.
Designer drugs
Drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions including vision, hearing, smell, and touch.
Hallucinogens
A feeling of intense well-being or elation.
Euphoria
A sedative; a drug that lowers neurotransmission levels, which is to depress or reduce arousal or stimulation, in various areas of the brain.
Depressants
A class of drugs that speed up messages traveling between the brain and body. They can make a person feel more awake, alert, and confident and speed up the central nervous system.
Stimulants
Drugs like those derived from the opium plant that are obtainable only be prescription and are used to relieve pain.
Opiates
Areas within 1,000 feet of schools and designated by signs, within which people caught selling drugs receive especially severe penalties.
Drug free school zone
Organized community efforts by neighborhood residents to patrol, monitor, report, and otherwise stop drug deals and drug abuse.
Drug watches
Process of medical and psychological treatment for physiological or psychological dependence on a drug or alcohol.
Rehabilitation
