1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
katrin [286]
3 years ago
5

Please help with the definition

Health
1 answer:
RideAnS [48]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

3. Over-the-counter medicines - Known as OTC or nonprescription medicine. All these terms refer to medicine that you can buy without a prescription.

4. Drug misuse - The use of a substance for a purpose not consistent with legal or medical guidelines

5. Side effect - A secondary, typically undesirable effect of a drug or medical treatment.

6. Tolerance - The ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.

7. Drug abuse - the habitual taking of addictive or illegal drugs.

8. Marijuana - A psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant used primarily for medical or recreational purposes.

9. THC- Tetrahydrocannabinol; It can treat or prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer medications when other medications do not work.

10. Amnesia -  Partial or total loss of memory.

11. Anabolic steroids - A type of steroid that is used in medicine to repair body tissues and to increase appetite and the growth of muscles.

12. Narcotics -  A substance used to treat moderate to severe pain,but more commenly used to referre medically to anypsychoactive compound with sleep-inducing properties, and euphoric properties as well.

13. Opium - A dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum.

14.Euphoria - An extreme, unrealistic feeling of physical and emotional well-being, feeling "high."

15. Withdrawal symptoms -  anxiety, fatigue, sweating, vomiting, depression, seizures, and hallucinations- all of this due to stopping or reducing intake of a drug.

16. Stimulants - A substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.

17.  Amphetamine- A central nervous system stimulant marketed under the brand name Evekeo, among others. It is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,and  obesity.

18. Binge - A period of excessive indulgence in an activity, especially eating, drinking, or taking drugs.

19. CNS depressants- Nervous System depressants sum drugs that can slow brain activity, making them useful for treating anxiety, panic, acute stress reactions, and sleep disorders.

20. Hallucinogens - A drug or (Drugs) that causes hallucinations

21. Inhalants -​ A medicinal preparation for inhaling; and a solvent or other material producing vapor that is inhaled by drug abusers.

You might be interested in
Blood carrying carbon dioxide is sent from the heart to the lungs from the
Valentin [98]
Blood carrying carbon dioxide is sent from the heart to the lungs from the pulmonary artery
4 0
3 years ago
Which person has the most freedom to make his or her own lifestyle decisions?
Triss [41]
A ressponsible, mentally stable adult.
6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
ONLY GIRLS THAT DO THIS PLEASE ANSWER my questions ONLY IF YOU ARE A GIRL QND DO THIS THO if your a guy please EXIT THIS QUESTIO
zlopas [31]
Never naked! Germs girl.
5 0
2 years ago
Freeeee points :))))
VashaNatasha [74]
Ooo tyyy jekdkcjdkdoddkkcjdkcnejcke
6 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
10. a disease-causing<br> organism
Anna11 [10]

Answer:

What is the answer we have the sametest

Explanation:

8 0
2 years ago
Other questions:
  • A problem at work must be handled the same way as a personal conflict. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
    6·2 answers
  • Which of the following statement regarding hemoglobin analyzers is false?
    11·1 answer
  • The foramen magnum marks the border between the medulla oblongata and spinal cord.
    5·1 answer
  • Which quality do most people value in a good friend? being unwilling to compromise being disrespectful of other's opinion or bel
    7·2 answers
  • 2. What two things are necessary to prove an exposure occurred?
    7·1 answer
  • Renee has been trying to conceive a baby for a long time. After a studying her medical history and doing an ultrasound analysis,
    6·1 answer
  • Without your skeleton you would be ______________________and you wouldn’t be shaped like you.
    11·2 answers
  • A disorder in which an individual is overexcited, hyperactive, and wildly optimistic is known as
    5·1 answer
  • I have a personal health question, I have bad acne, and I was on my couch then all of a sudden my face had a red spot that burne
    10·1 answer
  • What is the body language of an empathetic person?.
    6·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!