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| The uncontrollable urge to use a substance regardless of consequences. This is the most serious form of substance abuse |
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| A broad term that refers to inappropriate use of drugs or other chemicals that are either prescribed or illegally obtained |
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| Defects that occur during the embryonic development of an individual and manifest at birth |
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| A physiologic and psychologic craving for a substance |
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| Formation of fibrous tissue in the repair or replacement of normal tissue |
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| The practice of using substances at regular and frequent intervals |
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| The death and degradation of living tissue |
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| An acute and a common problem of substance abuse in which a large quantity of drug is used, which potentially leads to a variety of toxic effects as well as death |
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| The stage in substance abuse when the discontinuance of the substance leads to withdrawal |
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| A broad term that refers to inappropriate use of drugs or other chemicals that are either prescribed or illegally obtained |
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| A situation in which two separate factors act together to enhance the overall effect |
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| Condition when the body has adapted to a substance and more must be administered to achieve the same effect |
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