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Health Care
6th Grade
05/29/2013

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Term
Drugs
Definition
substances which when taken into your body, can affect your body, mind, and your behavior
Term
abused
Definition
intentually used for nonmedical purposes
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prescription
Definition
written order for medicine from a doctor
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antibiotics
Definition
destroy or stop the growth of bacteria
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Penicillin
Definition
the first antibiotic to be discovered
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anesthetics
Definition
drugs which cause numbness
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General Anesthetics
Definition
cause unconsciousness, eleminating all body feeling throughout the body
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Local Anasthetics
Definition
deaden the senses only in the part of the body where they are applied
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Analgesics
Definition
relieve pain without deadening the sense of touch
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Nonnaarcotic Analgesics
Definition
relieve minor pain can be purchased without a prescription
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over-the-counter (OTC) drugs
Definition
dont have to have a prescription
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aspirin
Definition
the most common nonnarcotic analgesic drug
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addiction
Definition
a condition in which the body of the user becomes dependent on the drug in order to function properly
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tolerance
Definition
occurs when a drug user's body becomes use to the effects of the drug
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dependence
Definition

the regular use of some drugs causes _________, or addiction

 

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marijuana
Definition
the most frequentlyused illegal drug
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