20 Cards in this Set
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Coca
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a bush that grows in the Andes and produces cocaine
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Cocaine
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an active chemical in the coca plant
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coca paste
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a crude extract containing cocaine in a smokeable form
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cocaine hydrochloride
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the most common form of pure cocaine, it is stable and water soluble
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freebase
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a method of preparing cocaine as a chemical base so that it can be smoked
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crack
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a street name for simple and stable preparation of cocaine base for smoking
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rock
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another name for crack
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adulterated
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to make something poorer in quality by adding another substance. With regard to street drugs, also known as "cut" or "stepped on"
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cocaethylene
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a chemical formed when cocaine and ethanol are co-administered
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ephedrine
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a sympathomimetic used in treating asthma
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sympathomimetic
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a drug that stimulates the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system
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amphetamine
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a synthetic CNS stimulant and sympathomimetic
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Adderall
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a mixture of amphetamine salts that is used to treat ADHD
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Narcolepsy
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a disease that causes people to fall asleep suddenly
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speed
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street name for amphetamine
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crank
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street name for illicitly manufactured methamphetamine
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crystal meth; ice
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street names for for crystals of methamphetamine hydrochloride
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adjunctive therapy
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a treatment used together with the primary treatment. Its purpose is to assist the primary treatment.
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ADHD
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Attention- deficit - hyperactivity - disorder
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methylphenidate (Ritalin)
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a stimulant used in treating ADHD
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PSY 320: EXAM 3