Alochol & Drug Abuse
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acute:short-term effects,or effects of a single administration,as opposed to chornic, or long-term.
alcohol:grain alcohol, or ethanol,as opposed to other types of alcohol,which are too toxic to be drinkable.
alcoholism:pathological drinking behavior,impaired functioning, physical dependence.
Alzheimers:progressive neurological disease that occurs primarily in the elderly
antidepressant:group of drugs used to treat depressive disorders.
antipyretic:fever-reducing. aspirin is commonly used.
ataxia:loss of coordinated movement;staggering gait of someone who consumed large amount of alcohol.
BAC:Blood alcohol concentration.
Barbiturate:major class of sedative-hypnotic drugs,including amobarbital and sodium penthonal.
binding:interaction between a molecule and a receptor for that molecule.
caffeinism:exccessive use of caffeine.
cannabis:plants known as marijuana.
blackout:period of time during which a person was behaving, but of which the person has no memory.
axon:a region of a neuron that extends from the cell body and is responsible for conducting the electrical signal to the presynaptic terminals.
cirrhosis:a serious,largely irreversible,deadly disease of the liver.
coca:plant erythroxylon coca, from which cocaine is derived.
codeine:a narcotic chemical present in opium.
crack:street name for a smokable form of cocaine.
chipper:an individual who uses heroin occasionally.
depression:major type of mood disorder
deviance:behavior that is different from established social norms and that social groups take steps to change.
dopamine:neurotransmitter found in the basal ganglia and other regions of the brain.
depolarized:when the membrane potential is less polarized.
emphysema:a chornic lung disease in which tissue deterioration results in increased airretention and reduced exchange of gas.
ecstacy:street name for the hallucinogen MDMA,aka XTC
epilepsy:disorder of the nervous system in which recurring periods of abnormal electrical activity in the brain produce temporary malfunction.
flashback:experience reported by some users of LSD,experience recur later without the use of the drug.
ergogenic:energy-producing. enhance athlete's performance.
FDA: US Food and Drug Administration.
FAS:Fatal Alcohol Syndrome
ganja:preparation of cannabis in which the most potent parts of the plant are used.
comatose:state of unconsciousness from which the individual cannot be aroused.
chronic:occurring over time. Chronic drug useis long-term use.
Alochol & Drug Abuse
Across:4. | US Food and Drug Administration. | 8. | a serious,largely irreversible,deadly disease of the liver. | 9. | a region of a neuron that extends from the cell body and is responsible for conducting the electrical signal to the presynaptic terminals. | 12. | plant erythroxylon coca, from which cocaine is derived. | 16. | progressive neurological disease that occurs primarily in the elderly | 17. | preparation of cannabis in which the most potent parts of the plant are used. | 19. | Fatal Alcohol Syndrome | 20. | loss of coordinated movement;staggering gait of someone who consumed large amount of alcohol. |
| 23. | fever-reducing. aspirin is commonly used. | 24. | grain alcohol, or ethanol,as opposed to other types of alcohol,which are too toxic to be drinkable. | 26. | when the membrane potential is less polarized. | 28. | exccessive use of caffeine. | 30. | street name for a smokable form of cocaine. | 31. | neurotransmitter found in the basal ganglia and other regions of the brain. | 32. | period of time during which a person was behaving, but of which the person has no memory. | 33. | a chornic lung disease in which tissue deterioration results in increased airretention and reduced exchange of gas. |
| | Down:1. | occurring over time. Chronic drug useis long-term use. | 2. | an individual who uses heroin occasionally. | 3. | energy-producing. enhance athlete's performance. | 5. | group of drugs used to treat depressive disorders. | 6. | a narcotic chemical present in opium. | 7. | disorder of the nervous system in which recurring periods of abnormal electrical activity in the brain produce temporary malfunction. | 10. | major type of mood disorder | 11. | state of unconsciousness from which the individual cannot be aroused. | 13. | plants known as marijuana. |
| 14. | behavior that is different from established social norms and that social groups take steps to change. | 15. | major class of sedative-hypnotic drugs,including amobarbital and sodium penthonal. | 18. | pathological drinking behavior,impaired functioning, physical dependence. | 21. | experience reported by some users of LSD,experience recur later without the use of the drug. | 22. | Blood alcohol concentration. | 25. | interaction between a molecule and a receptor for that molecule. | 27. | short-term effects,or effects of a single administration,as opposed to chornic, or long-term. | 29. | street name for the hallucinogen MDMA,aka XTC |
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Alochol & Drug Abuse
Across:4. | US Food and Drug Administration. | 8. | a serious,largely irreversible,deadly disease of the liver. | 9. | a region of a neuron that extends from the cell body and is responsible for conducting the electrical signal to the presynaptic terminals. | 12. | plant erythroxylon coca, from which cocaine is derived. | 16. | progressive neurological disease that occurs primarily in the elderly | 17. | preparation of cannabis in which the most potent parts of the plant are used. | 19. | Fatal Alcohol Syndrome | 20. | loss of coordinated movement;staggering gait of someone who consumed large amount of alcohol. |
| 23. | fever-reducing. aspirin is commonly used. | 24. | grain alcohol, or ethanol,as opposed to other types of alcohol,which are too toxic to be drinkable. | 26. | when the membrane potential is less polarized. | 28. | exccessive use of caffeine. | 30. | street name for a smokable form of cocaine. | 31. | neurotransmitter found in the basal ganglia and other regions of the brain. | 32. | period of time during which a person was behaving, but of which the person has no memory. | 33. | a chornic lung disease in which tissue deterioration results in increased airretention and reduced exchange of gas. |
| | Down:1. | occurring over time. Chronic drug useis long-term use. | 2. | an individual who uses heroin occasionally. | 3. | energy-producing. enhance athlete's performance. | 5. | group of drugs used to treat depressive disorders. | 6. | a narcotic chemical present in opium. | 7. | disorder of the nervous system in which recurring periods of abnormal electrical activity in the brain produce temporary malfunction. | 10. | major type of mood disorder | 11. | state of unconsciousness from which the individual cannot be aroused. | 13. | plants known as marijuana. |
| 14. | behavior that is different from established social norms and that social groups take steps to change. | 15. | major class of sedative-hypnotic drugs,including amobarbital and sodium penthonal. | 18. | pathological drinking behavior,impaired functioning, physical dependence. | 21. | experience reported by some users of LSD,experience recur later without the use of the drug. | 22. | Blood alcohol concentration. | 25. | interaction between a molecule and a receptor for that molecule. | 27. | short-term effects,or effects of a single administration,as opposed to chornic, or long-term. | 29. | street name for the hallucinogen MDMA,aka XTC |
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