Drugs

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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What is a drug?

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Natural or synthetic substance that is used to produce psychological or physiological effects in humans or other higher order animals

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Drugs of abuse or illicit drugs

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When drugs are produced legally or illegally, and are taken strictly for pleasure

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When drugs are taken for a therapeutic reason, they are known as what?

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Pharmaceuticals

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Body’s physical need– or addiction– to a specific chemical

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Drug dependence

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The severity of likelihood of the dependence is influenced by what?

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Nature of the drug Route of administration Dose Frequency of use Individual rate of metabolism Personal characteristics of user

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Drug dependence can be . . .

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Physical, psychological, or involve aspects of both

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Physical dependence involves what?

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Physiological side effects of tolerance and withdrawal that usually results from chronic use

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Physical dependence can result in what?

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Withdrawal sickness

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What is withdrawal sickness?

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When the drug is abruptly stopped, the body will go through an illness that can have side effects worse than taking the drug

#10

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Examples of specific classes of drugs that are more prone to physical dependency?

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Narcotics and depressants

#11

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Psychological Dependence is considered what?

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Addiction

#12

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Addiction involves what?

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Perceived need or desire for a drug Inability to function normally without drug

#13

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Addicts often ponder drug use long after ____________ has subsided

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Physical need

#14

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Two major patterns of abuse?

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Initiated medically and unable to stop after medication course is over Experimentation and recreational use

#15

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Tolerance

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The need to ingest progressively larger amounts of a drug to maintain a desired effect

#16

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Tolerance is characterized by marked decrease in both _______ and _______ of desired effect of a dosage

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Time duration and intensity

#17

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Tolerance development?

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Inconsistent and unpredictable

#18

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What often accompanies increased tolerance?

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Toxic side effects

#19

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Natural drugs?

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Chemicals used either therapeutically or recreationally that are made from plants or animals

#20

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What kind of drugs can be either raw or refined?

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Plant-derived

#21

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Raw plant-derived drugs

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Cannabis, mushrooms

#22

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Refined plant-derived drugs

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Heroin, cocaine

#23

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What type of drugs tend to be more pharmaceutical in nature?

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Animal-derived drugs

#24

Front (Question)

Examples of animal-derived drugs that tend to be more pharmaceutical in nature?

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Insulin Cod liver Thyroid Bufotenine (venom from toads)