{"id":522,"date":"2020-09-17T19:42:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T19:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/substancemisusepart1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=522"},"modified":"2020-12-07T16:20:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T16:20:22","slug":"ch-12-3","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/substancemisusepart1\/chapter\/ch-12-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Ch. 13.3: Key Terms"},"content":{"raw":"<p class=\"hanging-indent\"><strong>benzodiazepines: <\/strong>a class of (tranquilizer) psychoactive drug used to treat anxiety, seizures, insomnia, or as a muscle relaxant; may be used in managing alcohol withdrawal under medical supervision.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\"><strong>barbiturates:<\/strong> a class of sedative, CNS depressant sleep-inducing drugs, sometimes used for treatment of headache, insomnia, and seizure disorders.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\"><strong>cross-tolerance: <\/strong>developing resistance to a specific substance due to repeated exposure to a similar substance, even if that specific substance was not previously used.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\"><strong>hypnotic:<\/strong> compound that promotes sleep or drowsiness.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\"><strong>non-benzodiazepine sedative hypnotics\/sleep medication: <\/strong>drugs with sleep-promoting effects similar to benzodiazepines without or with less significant their common negative effects, such as rebound insomnia (insomnia induces by stopping their use), withdrawal, tolerance, respiratory depression, memory impairment.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\"><strong>sedative:<\/strong> compound producing a calming effect and\/or reducing excitability in the central nervous system.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\"><strong>teratogen:<\/strong> any factor that disrupts fetal development, such as chemicals (including alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs), x-rays, viral or bacterial infections.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\"><strong>tranquilizers:<\/strong> medications used to decrease anxiety and increase relaxation\/calm state.<\/p>","rendered":"<p class=\"hanging-indent\"><strong>benzodiazepines: <\/strong>a class of (tranquilizer) psychoactive drug used to treat anxiety, seizures, insomnia, or as a muscle relaxant; 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