Friday 15 February 2013

Substance abuse – Vocabulary



Explain the following words.

addicted
addictive
alcohol consumption
alcoholism
alcohol-related accident
anxiety
bill
burglary
constipation
constricted pupils
contribute
delirium tremens
depression
dilated pupils
drunkenness
fall apart
fermented
gambling
group therapy
health consequences
Impaired short-term memory
increased blood pressure
intravenously
loss of balance
loss of consciousness, blackout
narcomaniac
nausea
outskirt
overdose
pain relief
pregnancy
preventative centre
property
prosecution
psychiatric centre
rehab centre
sleepiness
social benefit
socially excluded locality
street violence
streetworker
stricken
surge
syringe
to battle
unemployment
upbringing
usury
vicious circle
volatile
vomiting
withdrawal with all the abstinences

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