Substance Abuse

2. Using a substance in a way that is not prescribed, intended, or safe.
3. A highly addictive chemical compound found in tobacco products and e-cigarettes.
5. A strategy or healthy activity used to deal with difficult emotions, stress, or cravings.
7. To inhale vapor through the mouth from a usually battery-operated electronic device (such as an electronic cigarette) that heats up and vaporizes a liquid or solid
10. A powerful synthetic opioid drug, much stronger than heroin, often found illegally mixed into other pills.
11. The state where a person's body or mind needs a substance to function normally and avoid illness.
14. Unpleasant physical and mental symptoms that occur when a person stops using an addictive substance.
15. A drug, chemical, or item that can be abused because it changes a person's mood or behavior.
17. A process of medical and psychological treatment designed to recover from substance addiction.
19. A meeting where family and friends directly confront a person about their substance use and offer help.

1. A lessening or damage to a person's ability to think clearly, move safely, or make good decisions.
4. The body's reduced reaction to a drug, requiring larger amounts to feel the original effect.
6. The psychoactive dried resinous flower buds and leaves of the female hemp or cannabis plant that contain high levels of THC and are smoked, vaped, or ingested (as in baked goods), especially for their intoxicating effect.
8. A chronic disease causing a compulsive need to use a substance despite harmful consequences.
9. Taking too much of a drug, which can lead to serious physical harm, brain damage, or death.
12. Inhaling and exhaling the vapor from an electronic cigarette or similar device.
13. Returning to using a substance after a period of trying to stay sober or clean.
16. A drink (such as beer, wine, or whiskey) containing ethanol.
18. The leaves of cultivated tobacco prepared for use in smoking, chewing, or as snuff