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Legal and Illegal Drugs
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Science
5th Grade
11/15/2010

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Term
Medicine
Definition
A drug used to treat illness or disease.
Term
Drug
Definition
A substance, other than food, that affects the way the body or mind works.
Term
Antibioticts
Definition
Medicine that will kill bacteria.
Term
Antihstamine
Definition
A medicine that goes against your body.
Term
Expectorant
Definition
Help to discharge phlegm or mucus from the restory tract.
Term
Prescription
Definition
A written instruction from a physician.
Term
Over-The-Counter Medicines
Definition
Medicines that can be bought without a prescription.
Term
Side Effects
Definition
Unwanted reactions th a medicine.
Term
Remedies
Definition
Something, such as a medicine or treatment, that relieves pain, cures disease, or corrects a disorder.
Term
Natural
Definition
Produced by nature.
Term
Addiction
Definition
The constant need for and use of a substance even though the user knows it is harmful.
Term
Inhalants
Definition
Substances that people sniff deeply to get high.
Term
Dosage
Definition
The correct amount of medicine to take.
Term
Expiration Date
Definition
The last date the medicine can be used.
Term
Anabolic Steroids
Definition
Manufactured hormones that temporarily increase the size of muscles.
Term
Drug Misuse
Definition
Taking the medicine without following the directions correctly.
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Drug Abuse
Definition
Taking the medicine to do something other than treat an illness.
Term
Tolerance
Definition
When the body gets used to a drug.
Term
Self-Medication
Definition
When deciding on your own which medicine to take.
Term
Withdrawl Symptoms
Definition
Painful reactions that occur when someone stops using a drug.
Term
Dependence On Drugs
Definition
When you need to take a drug to feel normal.
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