ANSWERS TO DRUGS

addicted: not able to stop taking drugs or drinking alcohol.

affected: influenced in a harmful way.

agony: very great physical or mental pain.

alcohol: a clear liquid with a strong smell and taste that can make someone lose control over his behavior, movement and speech. Alcohol is in drinks such as wine, beer and whiskey.

aluminum hydroxide: a white powder used to neutralize or reduce excess acid in the stomach.

amino acids: basic organic compounds that combine to make proteins. The human body breaks down food into amino acids which in turn form new proteins. One protein may consist of a few or several hundred amino acid units linked together. Amino acids also serve as raw materials for the manufacture of many other cellular products, including hormones.

arsenic: a poison that causes vomiting as well as burning of the mouth and throat, and that can also affect the heart and other important organs. If taken in large enough quantities, it will kill people or animals.

ascorbic acid: a vitamin that is found in many fruits and vegetables, especially oranges, lemons and leafy green vegetables. It is important for healthy skin, teeth, blood and bones. Also called vitamin C.

awareness: the ability to notice something and know about it.

blank period: an amount of time when someone has a complete lack of awareness, memory or understanding of what is happening around him, as if his mind is empty.

caffeine: a chemical stimulant found in tea, coffee and soft drinks.

calcium: a mineral the body requires for healthy teeth and bones. It occurs naturally in various foods, including dairy products and dark-green leafy vegetables.

calcium gluconate: a form of calcium used to prevent and treat calcium deficiencies and as a mineral supplement. Gluconate is a substance obtained from glucose (a type of sugar existing naturally in fruits, honey and blood).

chemical: a substance that is made by mixing other substances together or by changing a substance so that it becomes something else.

cider vinegar: vinegar made from apple cider (the juice pressed from apples). Vinegar is a sour-tasting liquid used to flavor and preserve foods.

citric acid: a substance found in many types of fruit, such as oranges and lemons, that is used in medicines.

cocaine: a powerful drug that makes someone feel more awake and that causes his heart to beat faster. It can make someone have breathing problems, a heart attack or bleeding in the brain. It is made from the leaves of the coca plant and is most often used as a white powder but can also be injected with a needle or smoked.

cognition: a realization or understanding about something.

command: an exact instruction given for someone to follow as part of a process.

composition: a substance, such as a medicine, that is made by combining different things.

compound: a number of different substances that have been combined together.

conclusion: a decision one makes or an opinion one forms based on the information one has.

convulsions: sudden and violent movements of the muscles that makes someone’s body shake in an uncontrolled way.

corrode: wear away or destroy something gradually.

deficiencies: not enough of particular substances that are needed for a healthy body.

deficiency: not enough of a particular substance that is needed for a healthy body.

delusions: ideas, beliefs or perceptions that are very different from the way things are in reality.

dependent: unable to live normally without something.

detoxification: (also detox) the action of removing a poison or a poisonous effect from one’s body.

drug addict: someone who is unable to stop taking drugs.

dry out: undergo a period of withdrawal from alcohol or drug use.

effective: producing the intended or expected result.

effects: the results that happen because of something.

elemental: consisting of a single chemical element (one of a class of substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means), uncombined with other elements.

enteric: relating to the intestine (a long tube in the body that digests and absorbs food).

flush: a red color that appears in the skin of the face or body sometimes when hot, or the hot feeling itself within the body.

handle: a way of dealing with something effectively.

handled: dealt with successfully or appropriately.

havingness: the state or quality of owning, possessing or being able to command, position or take charge of objects, energies or spaces.

heroin: a powerful and addictive illegal drug made from morphine (a drug used in medicine to relieve pain), which is usually injected. It causes lessened sensation of pain, slowed breathing and depression. An overdose can be fatal.

indicators: conditions or reactions during a process that indicate (show) if the process is going well or badly. For example, a good indicator would be when the person looks happier.

irrational: not thinking or acting in a sensible, reasonable way.

IU: abbreviation for International Unit, a measurement for the amount of a substance such as a vitamin.

lodge: become fixed or stuck in a place or position.

LSD: a powerful drug that makes someone feel like the world around him is different and that changes the way he senses space and time. When someone takes a lot of LSD, he sees things that seem real but that do not exist. A large amount of LSD can kill someone.

magnesium: a mineral that occurs in green leafy vegetables, nuts, peas, beans, etc. Magnesium aids the functioning of nerves and muscles (especially the heart), the body’s utilization of fats and sleep.

magnesium alba: a form of magnesium found naturally in the earth and used in medicines for its calming effect on the nerves. It dissolves in acid but not in water or alcohol. Alba is the Latin word for white. Also called magnesium carbonate or magnesium carbonate basic.

magnesium carbonate: a form of magnesium found naturally in the earth and used in medicines for its calming effect on the nerves. It dissolves in acid but not in water or alcohol.

magnesium carbonate basic: a form of magnesium found naturally in the earth and used in medicines for its calming effect on the nerves. It dissolves in acid but not in water or alcohol. Also called magnesium carbonate or magnesium alba.

marijuana: a drug made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant. It makes someone have less control of his body and changes the way he thinks. People smoke, chew or eat marijuana. It can damage someone’s lungs, memory and mental ability.

medical: relating to medicine and the treatment of physical illness and injuries.

medicinal: able to treat an injury, illness or disease.

mental image pictures: three-dimensional color mental copies of all one’s perceptions at some point in the past, including sounds and smells, and all one’s conclusions and speculations at that time.

milligrams: metric units of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram, which is equal to approximately 0.035 ounce.

ml: an abbreviation for milliliter, a unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter (1 liter is equal to 34 ounces).

niacinamide: a flush-free form of niacin, a vitamin found in foods such as cereal grains, eggs, liver and vegetables. Niacinamide does not produce the flush associated with the removal of radiation from the body and is therefore worthless on the Purification Program, but it does help calm mental disturbances caused by drug withdrawal.

nicotinic acid: a vitamin of the B complex family, also called niacin.

nutrition: food, or the minerals, vitamins, etc., in it that one’s body needs to stay healthy.

objective processes: those processes that apply to the physical universe and turn a person’s attention outward. Objective means relating to what can be observed.

observation: something that you notice by paying attention to what someone or something is doing.

painkiller: something, especially a drug, that reduces pain.

pantothenic acid: vitamin B₅, found in meats, lobster, poultry, eggs, liver, soybeans, lentils, yogurt, avocados, mushrooms, sweet potatoes and yeast. It plays a role in chemical reactions essential for cell growth and helps the body’s resistance to allergies and infections.

pesticides: chemical substances for destroying pests, especially insects, weeds, etc.

poison: something that makes people or animals die or become ill if it gets into their bodies.

practitioner: someone who does a particular job or activity that requires skill.

precautions: actions taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, inconvenient, etc., from happening.

preparation: something prepared or made for a specific purpose, such as a combination of vitamins, food, drink, etc.

present time: the current moment, or the things that are happening right now.

preservative: a chemical substance used to keep foods from decaying.

principles: basic rules or ideas about how something should be done, which guide behavior or decision-making.

process: a series of things that happen naturally and that have a particular result.

processing: the practice of applying exact Scientology or Dianetics processes to someone to help him better handle his own life by placing him in greater control of himself, his mind and his environment. Also called auditing.

program: a plan of action with specific steps for achieving something.

proportion: an amount of something when compared to the amount of something else.

psychiatric: having to do with psychiatry, a system of treating serious mental problems with drugs, surgery or electric shock.

reactions: the ways that one’s body or mind responds to something.

recording: a copy of something that continues to exist after the original thing is gone.

rehabilitation: the process or result of restoring someone to good condition, health, ability to work, etc.

residues: small amounts of something that remain after the rest is used or gotten rid of.

restimulation: the reactivation of a past mental image picture due to circumstances in the present that are similar in some way to circumstances in the past.

rundown: a program (series of steps) designed to handle a specific aspect of a person’s life.

sauna: a hot room made of wood that people sit in so they can sweat.

sedative: a drug that makes someone feel sleepy or less nervous and that can take away pain.

sensations: physical feelings or emotions that someone experiences.

sequence: the order in which things happen.

soporific: a drug or medicine that makes someone sleep.

spasm: a sudden and unexpected movement of a muscle that makes it become tight and feel painful.

spiritually: having to do with a person as a spiritual being, not as a body, and with the way he thinks, feels and experiences life as a spiritual being.

stimulant: any food, beverage or other substance that temporarily increases the activity of one or more organs in the body.

surroundings: the people, things and places that are nearby or around someone.

technology: the methods for applying knowledge rather than the knowledge itself. In Scientology, the term technology refers to the precise methods and processes by which Scientology principles are applied to improve the function of the mind and restore the potential of the spirit.

time track: the record of all events that happen during someone’s life.

toxic: poisonous or very harmful to the body.

tranquilizer: any of certain drugs given to calm someone and control various emotional conditions.

treatment: something that is done to cure an illness, heal an injury, etc.

unconscious: a condition, period or degree of not being aware.

vitamin A: a vitamin found in some yellow and dark-green vegetables and also animal products such as egg yolk, milk and fish-liver oils. Vitamin A aids in the health of the outer layer of cells in the skin and organs.

vitamin B complex: a group of vitamins found in foods such as cereals, nuts, eggs and some vegetables. They are important for growth, healthy blood and a healthy brain.

vitamin B₁: a vitamin that is found in green peas, beans, egg yolks, liver, the outer coating of cereal grains, etc. It helps the body use the energy available in food.

vitamin B₆: a vitamin found in whole grains, cereals, bread, liver, spinach, green beans and bananas. It plays a role in the utilization of fats in the body and in the formation of red blood cells. Vitamin B₆ aids in the proper functioning of the nervous system.

vitamin C: a vitamin that is found in many fruits and vegetables, especially oranges, lemons and leafy green vegetables. It is important for healthy skin, teeth, blood and bones.

vitamin D: a vitamin found in such foods as egg yolks and liver, and manufactured by the body in the skin through exposure to sunlight. Vitamin D enables the body to absorb and use calcium, a mineral vital to the health of bones and teeth.

vitamin E: a vitamin found in vegetable oils, butter, eggs, cereal grains and leafy green vegetables. Vitamin E plays a role in forming red blood cells, muscle and other tissues and is important for fertility in humans.

withdrawal symptoms: unpleasant physical and mental reactions that someone with an addiction experiences when he goes through withdrawal (the process of stopping the use of drugs).

workable: practical and able to be used effectively.