Ch. 11 Medication and Drugs

Substances used to treat symptoms of an illness or to cure, manage, or prevent a disease.

• Medications
• Drugs
• Therapies
• Remedies

Medications and other substances that change the way the body or brain functions.

• Antibiotic medications
• Drugs

• Hallucinogenic substances
• Narcotic substances

Unpleasant and unwanted symptom that occurs from taking a medication.

• Primary effect
• Side effect
• Secondary outcome
• Adverse reaction

Taking medication in a way that does not follow the medication's instructions or intended use.

• medication misuse

• abuse of medication
• improper medication usage
• medication mismanagement

Persistent pattern of medication misuse that can result in serious harm to a person's physical, mental, and social health.

• medication abuse

• drug dependency syndrome
• addiction disorder
• substance misuse disorder

Taking more of a medication or drug than the body can process at one time.

• excess
• overdose
• surplus
• overload

Use of addictive, illegal drugs.

• Substance use
• Narcotics consumption
• Drug abuse
• Chemical dependency

Stimulant that speeds up brain functions.

• alcohol
• nicotine
• sugar
• methamphetamine

Drugs that alter the way people view, think, and feel about things, causing hallucinations.

• Hallucinogens
• Antibiotics
• Stimulants
• Depressants

Prescription opioid more powerful than morphine.

• Heroin
• Codeine
• Oxycodone
• Fentanyl