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| Ingredients that treat the condition. |
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| A physiological or psychological dependence on a drug. |
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| A substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence. |
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| Occurs when medicines work together in a positive way. |
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| A severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose. |
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| An addict who is dependent on alcohol. |
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| Occurs when the effect of one medicine is canceled or reduced when taken with another medicine. |
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| A class of chemical agents that destroy disease-causing microorganisms while leaving the patient unharmed. |
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| A class of chemical agents that suppress or kill fungus cells |
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| Similar to vaccines, they prevent disease and help neutralize the effects of toxins by injecting animals with safe amounts of a specific toxin which produces antibodies. |
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| A class of chemical agents that suppress a virus, but do not kill it. |
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| Drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting. |
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| Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) |
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| The amount of alcohol in a person's blood expressed as a percentage. |
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| A naturally occurring compound composed of one part Carbon and two parts Oxygen which is the primary bi-product when an animal exhales. |
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| A colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas. |
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| A cancer-causing substance. |
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| A drug that slows the central nervous system. |
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| A synthetic drug that is made to imitate the effects of hallucinogens and other drugs. |
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| The removal of toxic substances from the body, which often correlates with withdrawal. |
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| A written approval of a doctor that allows a licensed pharmacist to dispense a specific medication. |
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| Habitual use of drugs to alter one's mood, emotion, or state of consciousness. |
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| Using a drug for purposes other than what it was intended for and/or in excessive quantities. |
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| A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug. |
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| Organized community efforts by neighborhood residents to patrol, monitor, report, and otherwise stop drug deals and drug abuse. |
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| Areas within 1,000 feet of schools and designated by signs, within which people caught selling drugs receive especially severe penalties. |
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| Substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind. |
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| Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) |
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| Air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke. |
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| The type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages. |
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| The concept that all new medicines in the United States must meet a certain requirement set forth by the federal government. |
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| The chemical action of yeast on sugars. |
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| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) |
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| A group of alcohol-related birth defects that includes both physical and mental problems. |
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| Drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense of perceptions including vision, hearing, smell, and tough. |
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| Chemical substances that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell. |
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| The use or sale of any substance that is illegal or otherwise not permitted. |
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| The treatment of a disease by inducing, enhancing, or suppressing the immune response system |
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| Medicines that are delivered as a fine mist or powder. |
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| Thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can develop into oral cancer. |
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| Effects felt over time from the use of a substance. |
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| The smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker. |
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| Intended for heroin addicts, this treatment usually includes medication therapy (Using medication in small amounts to ween the person off of it). |
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| Maintenance Therapy Centers |
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| A drug maintenance facility that uses medication therapy as a form for treating addicts. |
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| Intentionally taking medications for non-medical reasons. |
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| Using a medicine in ways other than the intended use. |
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| Drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases or other conditions. |
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| The addictive drug found in tobacco. |
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| Drugs like those derived from the opium plant that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain. |
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| Medicines that are taken by mouth in the form of tablets, capsules, or liquids. These medicines pass from the digestive system into the blood stream. |
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| The requirement that all Over-the-Counter Drugs must have labels containing information on how to use the medicine safely and effectively. |
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| Outpatient Treatment Centers |
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| Programs that usually do not include medications and often use individual or group counseling. |
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| A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug. |
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| Medicines you can buy without a prescription. |
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| A condition in which the user has a chemical need for the drug. |
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| Medicines that cannot be used without the written approval of a licensed physician or nurse practitioner. |
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| The process of learning to live an alcohol-free life. |
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| Communication strategies that can help you say no when you are urged to take part in behaviors that are unsafe or unhealthful, or that go against you values. |
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| Process of medical and psychological treatment for physiological or psychological dependence on a drug or alcohol. |
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| Immediate effects felt from the use of a substance. |
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| Reactions to medicine other than the one intended. |
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| Drugs that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs. |
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| Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for non-medical purposes. |
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| a physical sign or indication that is affiliated with a disease, disorder, or substance. |
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| The interaction of two or more medicines that results in a greater effect than when the medicines are taken alone. |
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| A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns. |
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| Residences for drug abusers that include highly structured programs that may last from six months to a year. |
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| A condition in which the body becomes used to the effect of a medicine, and therefore increasingly larger doses are needed to produce the same effect. |
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| Medicines that are applied to the skin. |
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| A drug that kills or interferes with the function of cells. |
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| A preparation of dead or weakened pathogens that are introduced into the body to stimulate an immune response. |
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| An indication that something currently happening may result into something more. |
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