ERIC ED360578: The Save-Your-Life Glossary of Alcohol, AIDS, Drug, & Tobacco Terms.

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Adcock, Deborah
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The Save-Your-Life Glossary of Alcohol, AIDS, Drug, &
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Tobacco Terms.
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Syndrome; Adolescents;
*Acquired Immune Deficiency
DESCRIPTORS
Children; *Definitions;
*Alcohol Abuse; Alcoholism;
Use; Elementary Secondary
Drinking; Drug Abuse; *Drug
Role; *Tobacco
Education; Smoking; Teacher
ABSTRACT
This document presents the Save-Your-Life Glossary,
(1) the glossary itself, which defines
which consists of four parts:
alcohol, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), drug, and
(2) the alerts sections, which focus on
tobacco-related terms;
popular drugs or issues that concern young people; (3) the focus
sections, which categorize and describe specific drugs and their
effects; and (4) the information section, from which students can
obtain telephone numbers and addresses to call or write for further
information or help. A total of 171 terms are defined in the
glossary. The alerts sections focus on AIDS, alcohol, heroin, "ice"
(methamphetamine), inhalants, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD),
nicotine, peer pressure, and steroids. Drug categorized and described
in the focus section include cannabis, cocaine, depressants, designer
drugs, hallucinogens, inhalants, narcotics, and stimulants. Two pages
"Facts You Cannot
are provided for notes and a final page, headed
Ignorer' lists salient facts on alcohol, AIDS, drugs, and tobacco.
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Foreword by Arnold Hill, M.D.
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FoREwoRD
Recently I spent some time at one of the large children's hospitals in Boston,
where my three-year-old child was undergoing open-heart
surgery. This
experience quickly brings to focus the many serious illnesses which
may
overtake us in childhood. Unlike many medical conditions, drug addiction is
preventable. Preventative medicine is highly effective when it is directed
against a receptive population at a key time. Because children
are so full of life
anti eager to learn, drug education at an early age
can provide lifelong benefits.
This is particularly true when one realizes that addictions
may take many
forms, such as abuse of street drugs, prescriptions, alcohol,
or smoking.
parents
THE SAVE-YOUR-LIFETm GbossARYaddresses the needs of children and
to acquire the knowledge and vocabulary to help protect themselves against
the modern plagues of drugs and HIV diseases. The health of
our children is
the future of our nation.
Arnold Hill, M.D.
Marlboro, 1992
Dr. Arnold Hill is Chief of Substance Abuse Services at Marlboro Hospital,
Marlboro, Massachusettc:.
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ACETONE.: a solvent found in
AIDS ALERT
products such as nail-polish
remover and plastic cements.
AIDSDoN'T DE OF IGNORANCE
A solvent is a substance that
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
dissolves other substances.
AIDS is caused by a virus known as the HIV virus, or Human
Acetone and other solvents
Immunodeficiency Virus. The HIV virus is also known as the
are sometimes used as
AIDS virus, The AIDS virus attacks the white blood cells of
inhalants. (See Focus ON
the bcdy's immune system (See IMMUNE SYSTEM; VIRUS.)
INHALANTS, page 29;
When the immune system is weak, the body cannot fight off
INHALANTS ALERT, page 12;
the diseases and infections that a healthy immune system can.
SoLVENT.)
Once a person becomes infected with the HIV virus, it can
ADDICD someone who has an
take many years for signs of the disease of AIDS to develop.
uncontrollable craving for
The virus can stay inactive for many years. An infected person
drugs. (See ADDICTION.)
infected. Except for a
may not even know that he or she is
short, flulike sickness that appears shortly after infection,
ADDICTION: the abuse of any
people with the AIDS virus may feel completely healthy.
drug that results in a physical
However, during the inactive stage, the AIDS virus is slowly
need for the drug or a
attacking the immune system. It can take 10 years for the
psychological need for the
immune system to break down id the first signs of the AIDS
drug. (See DEPENDENCE.)
disease to appear. Once AIDS appears, the chance of
This means that the user has
surviving more than three years is very small. There is no
taken enough of the drug for
known cure for AIDS.
the body and brain to
Researchers are always learning more about AIDS. This can
change. The body and brain
be confusing. However, there is one fact that researchers are
begin to need the drug to feel
dangerous behaviors can prevent
sure aboutavoiding
normal. An addicted user
infection, because there are only certain ways the AIDS virus
who can no longer get the
can be transmitted.
drug or who suddenly stops
through sexual contact with an infected person
using the drug will
through blood-to-blood contact with an
experience with-drawal.
infected person
Withdrawal is the body's
through the sharing of needles and syringes with an
reaction to suddenly being
infected person. HIV can also be transmitted by
free of drugs. (See
sharing needles used for tatooing or ear piercing.
WITHDRAWAL.)
from an infected mother to her child before or
AIDS: (See AIDS ALERT, which
(continues)
during birth.
follows.)
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AIDS
(continued)
ALERT
In the past, some people were infected with the AIDS virus
through a blood transfusion. A blood transfusion is the
transfer of blood from a donor to another person. Blood
transfusions are sometimes necessary with surgery or certain
the
illnesses. Since 1985 all blood donations are checked for
through a
HIV virus. Today, the risk of becoming infected
blood transfusion is rare. It is impossible to become infected
needles:
by donating blood. Blood banks use sterile (clean)
each needle is thrown away after blood is taken.
transmitted
AIDS is not like most other diseases. It cannot be
catch AIDS
in ways that many people think it can. You can't
The
the same way you might catch a cold or the chicken pox.
the body to
AIDS virus does not live long enough outside of
surfaces. It
be caught in the air, in water, or from objects and
(even mosquitoes) or animals.
cannot be passed on by insects
There is no risk of becoming infected by sharing the same
pool, bathroom, clothing, or
space, classroom, swimming
books with someone who has the AIDS virus. REMEMBER:
AIDS IS ON THE INSIDE, NOT THE OUTSIDE.
FATAL FACTS: Anyone who chooses risky behaviors can
become infected with AIDS, no matter what his or her age,
who you are, but what you do. Teenagers
race, or sex. It's not
fastest-growing HIV-infected group.
are becoming the
People under the influence of drugs,
AIDS AND DRUGS:
including alcohol, often do things they would not ordinarily
be
do. If you are under the influence of a drug, you may not
ordinarily
able to say "No" to dangerous behaviors that you
infected with
would. You can reduce your risk of becoming
the AIDS virus by avoiding drugs.
Name 5 ways that many people incorrectly
QUICK QUIZ:
think the AIDS virus can be transmitted.
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ALCOHOL: a drug found in
A
ALCOHOL ALERT
beer, wine, and other liquors.
Alcohol is an intoxicating
ALCOHOLTHE DANGERS OF DRINKING
and addictive substance.
alcohol is a drug. Others
Many people do not realize that
Alcohol is also a depressant
be as
if alcohol is a drug, it can't possibly
reason that even
because it slows down, or
alcohol is legal for adults.
harmful as other drugs; after all,
is dangerous. It is alsc very
depresses, the activities of the
The truth, however, is that alcohol
brain. (See DEPRESSANT.)
addictive.
Alcohol is also the name
the part of the brain that
Alcohol has its greatest effect on
given to any beverage that
alcohol often do things that
controls behavior. People who use
contains alcohol, such as
The greater the amount of
they ordinarily would not do.
effect on the brain. Alcohol
beer, wine, whiskey, etc. (See
alcohol consumed, the greater the
A
be dangerous. Even low
ALCOHOL ALERT, which
in any amount, however, can
Low
reduce judgment and coordination.
amounts can greatly
follows.)
of alcohol can increase tendencies
to moderate amounts
ALCOHOLIC: a person who is
A
behavior. Moderate to high
toward aggressive or violent
addicted to alcohol. (See
reduce higher brain functions,
amounts of alcohol can
ADDICTION; ALCOHOL.)
remember. Very high amounts
making it difficult to learn and
respiratory systeia and cause
ALCOHOLISM: the name given
of alcohol can slow down the
lead to addiction and
of alcohol.
death. Continued use of alcohol can
to the addiction
DEPENDENCE.) Long-term use
dependence. (See ....-DICTION;
(See ADDICTION; ALCOHOL.)
damage to the heart, liver,
of alcohol can cause permanent
AMPHETAMINE: the name given
kidneys, stomach, and brain.
known as
to many drugs
of people get sick or die
Each year, hundreds of thousands
stimulants. Stimulants speed
alcohol. One of the easiest
from diseases or accidents due to
body and
up the way the
is to
accident or early death due to alcohol
ways to prevent an
brain work. (See
follow two simple rules:
STIMULANT.) Amphetamines
I. Never drink and drive.
also block feelings of hunger
drinking.
from someone who has been
2. Never accept a ride
and are often used as diet
is the leading cause of
FATAL FACTS: Drinking and driving
pills. Amphetamines are
than ten teenagers die each day
death among teenagers. More
habit-forming and
and driving. One bad decision
in accidents related to drinking
dangerous. (See Focus ON
can end a life.
STIMULANTS, page 31.)
A. a 12-ounce can of beer
QUICK QUIZ: Which serving
B. a 5-ounce glass of wine
do you think contains the
C. a 1-ounce shot of whiskey
of alcohol?
most amount
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ASPIRIN: a drug used to relieve pain. (See
ANABOLIC STEROIDS: the term anabolic means
"tissue-building." Anabolic steroids are types
ANALGESIC.)
of drugs used to build a more muscular
body. These drugs can be dangerous to the
BACTERIA: single-celled organisms that live all
steroids is a major
user. Use of anabolic
around us. They are found in air, water, soil,
problem among professional and amateur
and even food. Bacteria are so tiny that they
athletes. (See STEROIDS ALERT, page 20.)
can be seen only under a microscope.
Though most bacteria are harmless to
ANALGESIC: a type of drug that is used to
humans, some bacteria can came disease.
relieve pain. Some common analgesics are
These bacteria can pass infectims diseases,
aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen.
such as strep throat, ear infections, and
These analgesics can be bought "over the
tetanus, from one person to another. (See
counter,'' or without a doctor's prescription.
Stronger analgesic pain relievers, such as
IMMUNE SYSTEM.)
narcotics, can be bought only with a
BARBrruRATE: the name given to many kinds
doctor's prescription. (See Focus ON
of drugs known as depressants. Because they
NARCOTICS, page 30; PRESCRIPTION.)
usually
cause drowsiness, barbiturates are
prescribed by doctors for people who have
ANALOG: a term meaning "a copy or an
sleeping disorders. When a large dose of a
imitation." Drugs that are analogs are
barbiturate is taken and not followed by
imitations of other drugs and are called
sleep, it produces effects that are similar to
designer drugs. Designer drugs are several
the effects of alcohol intoxication. (See
hundred times stronger than the drugs they
INTOXICATION.) This is why barbiturates are
imitate. (See Focus ON DESIGNER DRUGS,
sometimes called "solid alcohol."
page 27.)
BEER: an alcoholic beverage made from grains
ANESTHETIC: a kind of drug that produces a
and flavored with hops or other bitters.
loss of feeling. Anesthetics are used by
Most beer contains about four percent pure
doctors when performing surgery. Dentists
alcohol.
also use anesthetics when performing certain
dental procedures.
BELT: a slang term to describe the high feeling
that follows the use of a drug; a drink of
ANGEL Dugn a slang term for the
hallucinogen phencyclidine, better known as
liquor.
PCP. (See Focus ON HALLUCINOGENS,
BELTED: a slang term used to describe the
page 28; PCP;
PHENCYCLIDINE.)
feeling of being high or intoxicated on
blood
drugs.
ANTIBODY: a substance produced in the
(See IMMUNE
to destroy harmful germs.
SYSTEM.)
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CANDY: a slang term for drugs.
BENZENE: a chemical found in gasoline and
other oil products. When used as an
CANDYMAN: a slang term referring to someone
inhalant, benzene can cause death. Long-
who sells drugs.
term use may cause cancer. (See Focus ON
CANNABIS PLANT: a plant whose leaves and
INHALANTS, page 29.)
flowers can be used to produce such drugs
BLOTTER: an absorbent tissue-type paper that
hashish. The cannabis
as marijuana and
has been soaked with a dose of LSD.
plant is also known as the hemp plant. (See
Blotter paper is often decorated with
HEMP PLANT.) The cannabis plant contains
cartoon characters and other appealing
of the most
over 400 chemicals, one
designs. (See LSD ALERT, page 14; LSD.)
powerful and harmful being
tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. (See Focus
BOMBED: a slang term used to describe the
THC.)
ON CANNABIS DRUGS, page 24;
feeling of being high or intoxicated on
drugs.
COCA: the plant from which the drug cocaine
is obtained.
BOOZE: a slang term for a beverage that
contains alcohol.
COCAINE: a drug produced from the leaves of
the coca plant. Cocaine is a stimulant that
Buzz: a slang term for the high feeling that
produces a strong sense of pleasure that
comes with drug use.
minutes. (See
may last from 5 to 40
STIMULANT.) When the effects wear off,
CAFFEIN& a drug found na- :rally in coffee
tired,
users often feel nervous, angry,
beans, tea leaves, cocoa beans, and cola
confused, and irritable. Many users want to
nuts. Many products containing
caffeine,
take more of the drug to avoid these
such as chocolate, coffee, cola, and tea, are
feelings, called crashing. (See CRASH.)
made from these plant parts. Caffeine is
Cocaine users sometimes suffer from
considered a mild stimulant, but because it
hallucinations. One common hallucination
is found in many everyday products, most
is the feeling that insects, called coke bugs,
people do not think of caffeine as a drug.
skin. (See
are crawling under the
(See STIMULANT.) Even though caffeine is
HALLUCINATION.) Another form of cocaine
legal, it is not completely safe. Too much
is called crack. Crack is made to be smoked.
caffeine can cause headaches, diarrhea,
It is widely believed that it is easier to
sleeping difficulty, dizziness, and nausea.
become addicted to cocaine than to any
Caffeine is not as addictive as other drugs,
other drug. (See Focus ON COCAINE,
but it can become habit-forming, meaning
page 25; CRACK.)
it can be difficult to stop using once it is
used regularly.
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DEALER: a person who sells drugs; also called
COCAINE FREEBASE: a stronger, purer form of
a pusher.
cocaine that is smoked. Freebase is prepared
from the usual form of cocaine. Making
DENIAL: the refusal of addicted persons (or
freebase involves the use of a solvent such as
those around them) to believe the truth
ether. (See ETHER.) Crack is a form of
about their addiction. People who are "in
cocaine freebase. (See CRACK; Focus ON
denial" believe that they (or persons they
of drugs or
COCAINE, page 25.)
care about) can control their use
alcohol. People in denial believe they can
CODEINE: ont. of several narcotic drugs made
stop using the drugs or alcohol whenever
from the juice of the opium poppy. Such
they want. In fact, they believe that the
narcotic drugs are called opiates. (See
the use
source of their problems is not from
OPIATE.) Codeine is often used by doctors
of drugs, but from other sources such as
cough, and stop diar-
to treat pain, colrol
school, work, or friends. If they didn't have
rhea. (See Focus ON NARCOTICS, page 30.)
those problems, they wouldn't need the
COKE: a slang term for cocaine.
drugs. The truth is that they have no
CRACK: a form of freebase cocaine that is
control over their drug use; the drugs have
made to be smoked. Crack is dmost pure
control over them.
cocaine. Because it is smoked, the effects of
DEPENDENCE: a condition that results from
the drug are felt within seconds. One use
the continued abuse of drugs. When a
its name from
can kill the user. Crack gets
and
person uses a drug regularly, the body
the cracking sound that it makes as it
brain may begin to change. These changes
burns. (See Focus ON COCAINE, page 25.)
need the
can cause the brain and body
CRACK HOUSE: a place where crack cocaine is
drugs to feel normal. There are two kinds
made and sold. (See COCAINE.)
of dependence: physical dependence and
psychological dependence. Physical
CRASH: the unpleasant effects that sometimes
dependence occurs when the body becomes
follow the high, or pleasant effects, of a
used to the drug and reacts when there is
drug. The unpleasant effects vary,
withdrawal. Psychological dependence
depending on the drug used. Some effects
feelings
occurs when a user craves the gcod
include anger, nervousness, confusion,
the drug brings but does not feel a strong
fatigue, and irritability. Many drug users
physical need for the drug. Most users who
take more of the drug or drugs they are
experience dependence experience both a
using to avoid this feeling.
physical and a psychological dependence.
CRAVING: the uncontrollable urge to seek or
(See ADDICTION; WITHDRAWAL.)
results froni changes in
use a drug. Craving
the brain caused by the drug being used.
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