ED-3220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Hashish, Codeine, Vomiting
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Any substance intended to affect bodily functions. Deliberate, persistent, and excessive use of a substance without regard to health concerns or accepted medical practices: substance misuse. Substance is used for unintended purposes or appropriate purpose but in. Forms of substance abuse and misuse improper amounts: dependency. Desire to continually use the substance: addiction. Occurs when a person with a compulsive need for a substance would ender distress if they stopped taking it: withdrawal. Condition produced when people stop using or abusing a substance to which they are addicted: tolerance. Substance effects on the body decreases due to continual use: overdose. Excessive amount of a substance is taken. Abused and misused substances: synergistic effect. Heightened effect produced when 2+ substances are used at the same time. Ephedra stimulant plant in china and india. Cause change in mood, sensation, thought, emotion, and self-awareness. Central nervous system is affected by slowed mental and physical activity. Can damage heart, lungs, brain, and liver.
