Across
- 3. drugs that depress central nervous system activity, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgement.
- 5. opium and its derivatives; they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety.
- 7. (“mind-manifesting”) drugs distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input
- 10. a disorder characterized by continued substance use despite life disruption.
- 11. the diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug’s effect.
Down
- 1. an everyday term for compulsive substance abuse (and sometimes for dysfunctional behavior patterns, such as out-of-control gambling) that continue despite harmful consequences
- 2. the discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing an addictive drug or behavior.
- 4. drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions.
- 6. a chemical substance that alters the brain, causing changes in perceptions and moods.
- 8. an altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death (such as cardiac arrest); often similar to drug induced hallucinations.
- 9. drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions.