Substance Abuse

Substance Abuse

Vocab to know


  • stimulant
  • depressant
  • side effects
  • medicine
  • drug
  • withdrawal
  • tolerance
  • medicine misuse
  • illicit drug use
  • addiction
  • dopamine
  • substance abuse
  • anti-drug
  • vaccines
  • pathogen

Topics to study

  • Medicine use, misuse, and abuse
  • OTC and prescription drugs
  • purpose of dopamine in the brain
  • benefits of a drug free life
  • risks of alcohol use
  • drug interactions
    • additive interaction
    • synergistic effect
    • antagonist interaction
  • ways drugs get "IN" to the body
    • ingestion
    • injection 
    • inhalation
    • inunction
  • medicine classification
    • prevent diseases
    • fight pathogens
    • relieve pain
    • manage chronic conditions

Final Study Guide
  • health triangle
  • long vs. short term goals
  • eustress vs distress
  • stigmas of mental illness
  • warning signs of suicide
  • self worth
  • self-esteem
  • personal identity
  • RBA
  • Communication
  • 3 C's of relationships
  • Ingredients of an I message
  • proteins, fats, carbohydrates
  • how to manage weight
  • what's on a food label
  • path of the egg
  • path of the sperm

GOOD LUCK!!!