Group 1 Flashcards
Chemical substance that brings about physical, physiological, behavioral and psychological changes in person taking it
Drug
Substance which when taken into the human body cures illness and relieves signs or symptoms of disease
Medicinal Drugs
Substance affecting the central nervous system which when taken into the human body brings about physical, emotional or behavioral changes in a person taking it
Dangerous Drugs
Illegal drugs but may also applicable to drugs that are available legally, such as prescribed medications and certain over-the-counter medications
Abuse
Any non-medical use of drugs that cause physical, psychological, legal, economic, social damage to the user or to people affected by user’s behavior
Drug Abuse
are ingredients, secondary metabolic products of plants and other living systems that may be isolated by extraction
Natural Drugs
Raw Opium, Coca Bush & Marijuana are examples?
Natural Drugs
are artificially produced substances, synthesized in the laboratory for the illicit market, which almost wholly manufactured from chemical compounds in illicit laboratories
Synthetic Drugs
Methamphetamine and barbiturates are examples?
Synthetic Drugs
Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002
RA 9165
Volatile Substances
PD 1619
Classified as: Regulated Prohibited
RA 6425
Chemical substance used in the clandestine manufacturing process becomes incorporated in full or in part in final molecules of substance under international control
Immediate precursors
Chemical substance used as reagent or solvent in the illegal manufacture of controlled substances
Essential chemicals
sleep inducing agent
Narcotic Substance
mind-altering drugs
Psychotropic Substance
mimic the effects of drugs that are often notorious and banned
Designer Drugs
drugs that increase the rate of the body’s system, resulting in increased alertness and physical disposition called
Stimulants
typically come in the form of powder pills or capsules, rocks or injectable fluids
Stimulants
prescribed by physicians to reduce appetite, relieve minor cases of mental depression or to ease discomfort brought by fatigue and sleepiness
Amphetamine
are kinds of drugs that induce sleep, prevent seizures as well as relieve anxiety and muscle spasms
Depressants
Using ________ can rapidly lead to dependence and tolerance
Depressants
Also known by trade names: whisky, beer, brandy, gin, wine
Alcohol
This is commonly used legal drug that affects the mind and body in the high incidence of assaults, homicides and highway deaths
Alcohol