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A compulsive uncontrollable craving for and dependence on a substance to such a degree that cessation causes severe emotional mental or physiologic reactions
Addiction
Avoidance of drug use
Abstinence
A term used by health professionals to describe behaviors related to the effects of drugs or substances on performance
Chemical impairment
Subjective need for a substance usually experienced after decreased use or abstinence.
Craving
Reliance on a substance that has reached the level that it’s absence will cause an impairment in function
Dependence
Overindulgence in and dependence on a substance that has a negative impact on psychological, physiologic and social functioning of an individual
Drug abuse
Indiscriminate use of a drug for purposes other than those for which it is intended
Drug misuse
Return to substance abuse during abstinence
Relapse
Drug, chemical or biologic entity
Substance
Increased arousal and alertness, performance enhancement, increased heart rate, cardiac output and blood pressure, cutaneous vasoconstriction, fine tremor decreased appetite, anti diuretic effect and increased gastric mobility
Affects of nicotine
Euphoria, grandiosity, mood swings, hyperactivity, hyper alertness, restlessness, anorexia, insomnia
Effects of cocaine
Mood elevation, increased alertness, nervousness, jitters, irritability, insomnia, increased respirations, heart rate
Effects of caffeine
Initial relaxation, emotional lability, decreased inhibitions, drowsiness, lack of coordination. Impaired judgement, slurred speech, hypotension, bradycardia, bradypnea, constricted pupils.
Effects of Alcohol, sedatives, benzos, nonbarbiturates
Analgesia, euphoria, drowsiness, detachment from environment, relaxation, constricted pupils, constipation, nausea, decreased resp rate, slurred speech, impaired judgment, decrease sexual and aggressive drives
Effects of opioids
Relaxation, euphoria, amotivation, slowed time sensation, sexual arousal, abrupt mood changes, impaired memory and attention, reddened eyes, dry mouth, lack of coordination, tachycardia, increased appetite
Effects of marijuana