Drugs

• Substance Use - using a substance, legal or illegal, without experiencing negative consenquences
• Substance Misuse - using a substance in ways that are not intended or recommended, leading to potential risks
• Substance Abuse - using a substance regularly despite negative consequences, impacting health and relationships
• Substance Dependence - developing a strong physiological and psychological dependence on a substance, leading to withdrawal symptoms when not using it
• Pharmacological - drugs are classified as dangerous when not properly used. Most of these are psychoactive drugs affecting the central nervous system
• Prescription Drugs - can only be purchased when prescribed by physicians
• Nonprescription Drugs - are drugs that do not need a prescription from a doctor to buy
• Legal and Illegal Drugs - legal drugs are substances that are not prohibited by law in a country. Illegal drugs are substances that are prohibited by law in a country
• Stimulants - also referred to as "upper", are psychoactive drugs that stimulate the central nervous system. They increase energy, alertness, and attention
• Methamphetamine - substance that strongly stimulates the central nervous system.
• Cocaine - a powerful stimulant made from leaves of the cocoa plant
• Depressants - are anti-psychotic drugs that depress the central nervous system. Slow down brain activity.
• Tranquilizers - mild effects used for anxiety
• Hypnotics - the strongest depressants
• Barbiturates - used for sleep disorders and seizures
• Narcotics - also know as "pain killers"
• Opium - made for the seedpod of the poppy plants which produces euphoric effects.
• Morphine - a widely used pain killer derived from opium
• Heroin - was developed from morphine as a treatment for tuberculosis and cure for morphine addiction
• Hallucinogens - are psychedelic drugs that interfere with our senses, alter perception and cause hallucinations
• Inhalants - are chemical that produce vapor