Sociology Chapter 2

Repeated use of a drug or alcohol to the point of periodic or chronic intoxication that is detrimental to the user or society.

Improper use of drugs or alcohol to the degree that the consequences are defined as detrimental to the user or society.

• 1. A craving or compulsion to drink.
• 2. Loss of control to limit drinking on any particular occasion.
• 3. Physical dependence.
• 4. Tolerance, the need to drink increasingly greater amounts.

Having 5 or more drinks on the same occasion.

Euphoria; slowed thinking and reaction time; confusion; impaired balance and coordination/cough, frequent respiratory infections; impaired memory and learning; increased heart rate; anxiety; panic attacks; addiction.

• Cannabinoid
• Boom, chronic, hash, hemp, gangster

• Cannabinoid
• Dope, grass, joints, pot, weed

Reduced anxiety; feeling of well-being; lowered inhibitions; slowed pulse and breathing; lowered blood pressure; poor concentration/fatigue; confusion; impaired coordination, memory, judgement; addiction; respiratory depression and arrest; death.

• Depressant
• (sedation, drowsiness/depression; unusual excitement; fever; irritability; slurred speech; dizziness; life threatening withdrawal)
• Amytal, Seconal, Phenobarbital; barbs, yellows, yellow jackets.

• Depressant
• (sedation, drowsiness/dizziness)
• Ativan, Librium, Valium, Xanax; candy, downers, tranks

• Depressant
• (visual and gastro disturbances; urinary retention; memory loss for the time under the drugs effects)
• Rohypnol; Mexican valium, R2, roofies, rope

Altered states of perception and feeling; nausea/persisting perception disorder

• Hallucinogen
• (increased body temp, heart rate, blood pressure; loss of appetite; sleeplessness; numbness; weakness; tremors)
• (persistent mental disorders)
• Lysergic acid diethylamide; acid, boomers, cubes, yellow sunshines

• Hallucinogen
• (increased body temp, heart rate, blood pressure; loss of appetite; sleeplessness; numbness; weakness; tremors)
• Buttons, cactus, mesc, peyote

• Hallucinogen
• (nervousness; paranoia)
• Magic mushrooms, purple passions, shrooms

Pain relief; euphoria; drowsiness/constipation; confusion; sedation; respiratory depression and arrest; addiction; unconsciousness; coma; death

• Opioid/Morphine derivative
• Empirin with codeine, Robitussin A-C; cody, schoolboy

• Codeine/Morphine derivative
• (staggering gait)
• Diacetylmorphine; brown sugar, dope, H, smack

• Codeine/Morphine derivative
• Rosanol; M, miss emma, monkey

• Codeine/Morphine derivative
• Oxy, OC, killer

• Codeine/Morphine derivative 
• Vicodin; vike

Increased heart rate, blood pressure, metabolism; feelings of exhilaration, energy, increased mental alertness/rapid or irregular heart beat; reduced appetite; weight loss; heart failure; nervousness; insomnia

• Stimulant
• (rapid breathing/tremor; loss of coordination; irritability; anxiousness; restlessness; delirium; panic; paranoia; impulsive behavior; aggressiveness; addiction; psychosis)
• Dexedrine; bennies, black, beauties, speed, uppers

• Stimulant
• (increased temp/chest pain; respiratory failure; nausea; abdominal pain; strokes; seizures; headaches; malnutrition; panic attacks)
• Cocaine hydrochloride; blow, bump, C, candy, coke, crack, snow

• Stimulant
• (mild hallucinogenic effects; increased tactile sensitivity; empathic feelings/impaired memory and learning; hyperthermia; cardiac toxicity; renal failure; liver toxicity)
• Adam, clarity, ecstasy, eve, lovers speed, X, XTC

• Stimulant
• (aggression, violence, psychotic behavior/memory loss; cardiac and neurological damage; impaired memory and learning; addiction)
• Desoxyn; chalk, crank, crystal, glass, ice, speed

• Stimulant
• Ritalin; JIF, R-ball, skippy, the smart dog

• Stimulant
• (adverse pregnancy outcomes; chronic lung disease; cardiovascular disease; stroke; cancer; addiction)
• Cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, snuff, chew

No intoxication effects/hypertension; blood clotting and cholesterol changes; liver and kidney cancer; hostility and aggression; in males, prostate cancer, reduced sperm production, shrunken testicles, breast enlargement; in females, menstrual irregularities, development of masculine characteristics

• Anabolic Steroids
• Roids, juice

Stimulation; loss of inhibition/headache; nausea or vomiting; slurred speech; loss of motor coordination; wheezing; unconsciousness; cramps; weight loss; muscle weakness; depression; memory impairment; damage to cardiovascular and nervous systems; sudden death

• Inhalants
• laughing gas, poppers, snappers

Prescription drugs (pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives) that are used for intoxication effects rather than medical purposes.

Any substance having no physiological effect that is given to a subject who believes it to be a drug that does have an effect.

A persons perception that two or more of his or her roles are contradictory, or that the same role has contradictory expectations, or that the expectations of the role are unacceptable or excessive.

Supervised withdrawal from dependence on a drug.