Substance use and abuse

• when someone consumes alcohol or drugs.

  Substance use
• consumes alcohol or drugs regularly, even though it causes issues in their life.

  Substance abuse
• full-blown addiction. There are many symptoms of substance dependency: including developing a tolerance for the drug, going through withdrawal symptoms without it, and struggling to cut back on it.

  Substance dependency
• Drugs that make the user hyper and alert.

  Simulants
• Drugs that cause a user's body and mind to slow down.

  Depressants
• Drugs that disrupt a user's perception of reality, and cause them to imagine experiences and objects that seem real.

  Hallucinogens
• found in ordinary household chemical products and anesthetic

  Inhalants
• relieve pain and induce sleepiness.

  Narcotics