A localised collection of pus in part of the body, formed by tissue disintegration and surrounded by an inflamed area.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. A condition, characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness.
A type of drug that increases activity of certain chemicals in the brain, also classed as a stimulant drug.
A type of drug that includes the male sex hormone testosterone, usually used to build muscle mass and increase body size.
A drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations.
A strong drug capable of reducing or eliminating pain.
A drug that increases the body’s male characteristics.
Steroids that are involved in the regulation of inflammation.
A state of intense apprehension, uncertainty, and fear resulting from the anticipation of a threatening event or situation, often to a degree that normal physical and psychological functioning is disrupted.
Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
Blood Alcohol Content. Is the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood.
A type of drug that slows down the activity of the brain and central nervous system, also known as a depressant.
A period of excessive or uncontrolled indulgence.
Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs.
Medication for the treatment of opiate dependence, which works to reduce the symptoms of opiate dependence and reduces withdrawal symptoms and blocks the effects of subsequently, administered opioids.
Is a stimulant that increases the body’s state of arousal and increases activity of the brain.
Is primarily a depressant drug that alters a person’s mood and perception.
The CNS consists of the brain and spinal cord and has a fundamental role in the control of behaviour.
Is a type of stimulant that produces a feeling of increased alertness and reduced fatigue.
A drug obtained from opium or morphine that is used as a pain reliever and cough remedy.
To shake with irregular spasms.
A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response.
The resistance to one or more effects of a substance because of tolerance to a pharmacologically similar substance.
To promote or improve the growth of (a plant, crop, etc.) by labour and attention.
Taking multiple doses of steroids for a period of time, stoping and than starting again.
A condition caused by the excessive loss of water from the body, which causes a rise in blood sodium levels.
A perception that is thought to be true by the person experiencing it, although the perception is wrong.
The state of being psychologically or physiologically dependent on a drug after a prolonged period of use.
A category of drugs that that affect the central nervous system by slowing down the activity of certain chemicals in the brain, which slows down the functioning of the body.
Chronic or severe levels of sadness, perceived helplessness, disinterest, and other related emotions and behaviours.
One-way communication providing information of the nature and extent of substance abuse and the availability of prevention programs and services.
A substance that increases the production of urine.
When a drug is covertly placed in a persons drink in order to sedate them.
A chronic depressed mood lasting more than two years.
Also know as methylenedioxymethampheatmine (MDMA) and is a derivative of the amphetamine group and has both stimulant and hallucinogenic properties.
Exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation.
Death and decay of tissue in a part of the body usually a limb due to injury, disease, or failure of blood supply.
Is the organ system of all the reproductive organs and the urinary system.
Gammahydroxybutyrate is a type of anaesthetic used fro sedating.
A false perception through one of the senses (for example, seeing or hearing something that is not there).
A drug or chemical capable of producing hallucinations.
Is a depressant that suppresses the central nervous system by slowing down certain chemicals in the brain.
A technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients.
Excessive water consumption and retention.
The inability in males to start, sustain or complete the act of sexual intercourse.
To make incapable (of doing something).
The relative frequency of occurrence of something.
A veterinary anaesthetic agent.
Lack of energy. Sluggishness.
A venue that has a current liquor license that permits the sale and supply of alcohol to the public.
Synthetic Lysergic Acid Diethylamide. The most commonly known hallucinogen.
Methylenedioxymethampheatmine.
A synthetic, psychoactive drug with both stimulant and hallucinogenic properties. Also known as Ecstasy.
A word referring to the normal monthly cycle of women which results in a period each month.
The process in which nutrients are acquired, transported, used and disposed of by the body.
Synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction.
A for
m of amphetamine, often associated with more serve side-effects.
Spontaneous loss of an embryo or foetus from the womb.
A narcotic analgesic commonly used for acute and chronic pain.
A class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour.
A chemical that is released from a nerve cell which thereby transmits an impulse from a nerve cell to another nerve, muscle, organ, or other tissue. A neurotransmitter is a messenger of neurologic information from one cell to another.
Is a female sex steroid which facilitates the development and maintenance of the female secondary sex characteristics and supports reproduction.
Opioid is a chemical substance that has a morphine-like action in the body.
An addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy.
Occurs when the amount of a drug or medicine taken exceeds the usual dose that has been prescribed.
Drinking too much water very quickly.
An acetaminophen analgesic used to relieve mild pain.
Paranoia is a disturbed thought process characterized by excessive anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion.
Mescaline.
Native to Mexico and contains natural hallucinogenic properties.
The organ formed during pregnancy for supplying the developing child in the uterus with oxygen and nutrients and removing the waste products.
Using more than one drug at a time.
Announcement: a formal public statement.
Mushrooms.
A natural hallucinogenic chemical found in mushrooms, commonly found in Australia.
A drug that affects the mind and/ or behaviour.
A general term for a state of mind in which thinking becomes irrational and/or disturbed. It refers primarily to delusions, hallucinations, and other severe thought disturbances.
Increasing steroid use to a peak amount and then slowly reducing the amount.
The return to drug use or drinking after a period of abstinence, often accompanied by reinstatement of dependence symptoms.
A very rare condition of muscle deterioration that can lead to kidney failure.
A depressant and tranquilizer often used in the commission of sexual assault.
The state of being salient (particularly noticeable, striking or relevant).
A state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent.
Blood poisoning caused by the spread of bacteria from an infected area into the body.
Taking several different types of steroids at the same time in an attempt to improve their effectiveness.
Steroids are a large group of compounds found naturally occurring in the body, but can also be produced synthetically.
Are drugs that temporarily increase alertness and awareness.
Medication or chemical inserted via the rectum where it dissolves.
Tetreahydrocannabional is the psychoactive ingredient found in cannabis.
A person requires more of the drug to achieve the same effects they did previously with smaller amounts.
A tourniquet is a constricting or compressing device used to control venous and arterial circulation to an extremity for a period of time.
The study of the toxic or harmful effects of substances on the body.
A sedative drug/ substance that depresses the central nervous system (CNS).
A hallucinatory experience induced by drugs.
Occurs when a person who is dependent on a substance decides to cut down or stop using, often resulting in severs symptoms.