chapter 19 Key Concepts

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Across
  1. 2. the deliberate, persistent and excessive use of a substance without regard to health concerns or accepted medical practices
  2. 5. the leading cause of accidental death in the country, resulting in even more deaths than motor-vehicle collisions
  3. 10. the most common stimulants in America are ________.
  4. 12. drugs that affect the central nervous system by speeding up physical and mental activity
  5. 15. drugs sometimes used by athletes to enhance performance and increase muscle mass
  6. 17. any substance, other than food, intended to affect body functions
  7. 18. one of the most publicized and powerful stimulants
  8. 20. substances that affect the central nervous system by slowing down physical and mental activity
  9. 21. substances that cause changes in mood, sensation, thought, emotion and self-awareness
Down
  1. 1. occurs when a large amount of alcohol is consumed in a short period of time and can result in unresponsiveness and, if untreated, death
  2. 3. the condition produced when people stop using or abusing a substance to which they are addicted
  3. 4. Persons with a compulsive need for a substance and those who would suffer mental, physical and emotional distress if they stopped taking it are said to have an ________ to that substance
  4. 6. occurs when someone uses an excessive amount of a substance
  5. 7. the most widely used illicit drug in the United States
  6. 8. In the United States, substance abuse costs tens of _________ of dollars each year in medical costs
  7. 9. the use of a substance for unintended purposes or for appropriate purposes but in improper amounts or doses
  8. 11. the most common stimulant used in America
  9. 12. _____________ are categorized according to their effects on the body
  10. 13. Substances inhaled to produce mood-altering effects
  11. 14. describes when someone has to increase the amount and frequency of use to obtain the desired effect
  12. 16. the most widely used and abused substance in the United States
  13. 17. the desire to continually use the substance
  14. 19. drug given therapeutically to prevent or treat a disease or otherwise enhance mental or physical well-being