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| drugs that are used to treat or prevent disease or other conditions |
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| substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind |
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| preparation introduced into the body to stimulate an immune response |
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| reactions to medicine other than the one intended |
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| medicines work together in a positive way |
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| interaction of two or more medicines that results in a greater effect than when the medicines are taken as one |
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| the effect of one medicine is canceled or reduced when taken with another medicine. |
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| any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for nonmedical purposes |
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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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| a strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug |
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| a condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good or to function normally |
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| a condition in which the user has a chemical need for the drug |
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| a physiological or psychological dependence on a drug |
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| a plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers are usually smoked for their intoxicating effects |
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| an irritational suspiciousness or distrust of others |
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| substances whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to achieve a mind-altering effect |
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| anabolic-androgenic steroids |
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| synthetic substances that are similar to the male sex horomone testosterone |
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| chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain |
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| drugs that speed up the central nervous system |
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| a feeling of welll-being or elation |
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| drugs that tend to slow down the nervous system |
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| specific drugs that are obtainable only by prescription |
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| drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions including vision, hearing, smell, and touch |
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| synthetic substances meant to imitate the effects of hallucinogens and other designer drugs |
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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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| organized community efforts by neighborhood residents to patrol, monitor, report, and otherwise try to stop drug deals and drug abuse |
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