medicine - A legal drug that helps the body fight injury, illness, or disease, over the counter - medication that can be purchased without a prescription, prescription - a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist, illegal drugs - chemical substances that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell, drug misuse - The improper use of medicines - either prescription or over-the-counter drugs., drug abuse - the intentional improper or unsafe use of a drug, psycoactive drugs - chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain, side effects - an unwanted physical or mental effect caused by a drug, addiction - compulsive drug craving and use, Drug synergism - occurs when drugs interact to produce effects greater than those that each drug would produce alone, Protective factors - factors that reduce a person's potential for harmful behavior, Depressants - drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions, Barbiturates - drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment, Opiates - any drug that is made from psychoactive compounds contained in the seed pods of poppy plants, Heroin - an illegal opiate made from morphine in a laboratory, Stimulants - Drugs that speed up the central nervous system, Amphetamines - prescription drugs that are sometimes sold illegally as "speed" or "uppers." They produce a feeling of well-being and high energy. The effects wear off quickly., Methamphetamine - a stimulant that is related to amphetamines, but is more powerful. It is made from relatively inexpensive over-the- counter ingredients in illegal laboratories call "meth labs.", Cocaine - a powerful and addictive stimulant, derived from the coca plant, producing temporarily increased alertness and euphoria, Hallucinogens - Drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions including vision, hearing, smell, and touch,

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