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| substance-induced disorders |
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| disorders, such as intoxication, that can be induced by using psychoactive substances |
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| a state of drunkenness or of being high |
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| disorders characterized by maladaptive use of psychoactive substances (e.g., substance dependence) |
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| the continued use of a psychoactive drug despite the knowledge that it is causing social, occupational, psychological, or physical problems |
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| impaired control over the use of a psychoactive substance; often characterized by physiological dependence. |
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| physical habituation to a drug such that with frequent use, higher doses are needed to achieve the same effects |
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| a characteristic cluster of symptoms following the sudden reduction or cessation of use of a psychoactive substance after physiological dependence has developed |
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| True. Two legal substances, alcohol and tobacco, cause far more deaths. |
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| Legally available substances account for more deaths than all illegal substances combined. |
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| impaired control over the use of a chemical substance, accompanied by physiological dependence |
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| a condition in which the drug user's body comes to depend on a steady supply of the substance |
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| compulsive use of a substance to meet a psychological need |
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| False. You can become psychologically dependent on a drug without developing a physiological dependence. |
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| You cannot become psychologically dependent on a drug without also becoming physically dependent on it. |
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| a drug that lowers the level of activity of the central nervous system |
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| an alcohol dependence disorder or addiction that results in serious personal, social, occupational, or health problems |
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| More teenagers and young adults die from alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents than from any other cause. |
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| False. Sadly, the person may never wake up. Passing out from drinking needs to be treated as a medical emergency. |
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| It is safe to let someone who has passed out from drinking just "sleep it off." |
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| False. Findings from recent studies show that moderate intake of alcohol is associated with a lower risk of heart attacks and lower death rates. |
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| Even moderate use of alcohol increases the risk of heart attacks. |
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| sedative drugs that are depressants with high addictive potential |
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| drugs that are used medically for pain relief but that have strong addictive potential |
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| natural substances that function as neurotransmitters in the brain and are similar in their effects to opioids |
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| a strongly addictive narcotic derived from the opium poppy that relieves pain and influences feelings of well-being |
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| a narcotic derived from morphine that has strong addictive properties |
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| psychoactive substances that increase the activity of the central nervous system |
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| a class of synthetic stimulants that activate the central nervous system, producing heightened states of arousal and feelings of pleasure |
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| a psychotic state characterized by hallucinations and delusions, induced by ingestion of amphetamines |
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| a stimulant derived from the leaves of the coca plant |
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| Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine. |
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| the hardened, smokable form of cocaine |
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| substances that cause hallucinations |
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| a hallucinogenic drug derived from the leaves and stems of the plant Cannabis sativa |
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| False. A high physical tolerance for liquor may lead a person to drink excessively, which may set the stage for problem drinking. |
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| People who can "hold their liquor" better than most stand a lower risk of become problem drinkers. |
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| the process of ridding the system of alcohol or other drugs under supervised conditions |
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| True. Methadone, a synthetic narcotic, is widely used in treating heroin addiction. |
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| A widely use treatment for heroin addiction involves substituting one addictive drug for another. |
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| a synthetic opiate that is used to help people who are addicted to heroin to abstain from it without experiencing a withdrawal syndrome |
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| a drug that blocks the high from alcohol as well as from opiates |
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