Across
- 2. a synthetic drug with more rapid and lasting effects than amphetamine, used illegally as a stimulant and as a prescription drug to treat narcolepsy and maintain blood pressure
- 4. Stimulants are a class of drugs that speed up the messages between the brain and the body
- 7. Inhalants are volatile substances that produce chemical vapors that can be inhaled to induce a psychoactive, or mind-altering, effect
- 8. by ordinary retail purchase, with no need for a prescription or license.
- 9. the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity
- 12. a pharmaceutical drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.
- 13. the emotional or mental components of substance use disorder, such as strong cravings for the substance or behavior and difficulty thinking about anything else.
Down
- 1. A condition in which a person takes a drug over time, and unpleasant physical symptoms occur if the drug is suddenly stopped or taken in smaller doses.
- 3. a synthetic, addictive, mood-altering drug, used illegally as a stimulant and legally as a prescription drug to treat children with ADD and adults with narcolepsy.
- 5. capacity to endure pain or hardship
- 6. a drug or other substance that affects mood or behavior
- 10. the science or practice of the diagnosis.
- 11. depress or reduce arousal or stimulation, in various areas of the brain
- 14. a drug that causes hallucinations, such as LSD.
- 15. a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.