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| nonfood chemicals that alter the way a person thinks, feels, fucntions, or behaves |
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| having mind-altering or mood-altering effects |
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| the temporary and improper use of a legal drug |
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| the intentional improper or nonmedical use of any drug |
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| an intense feeling of well-being commonly called a "high" |
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| the process of converting harmful substances into less dangerous compounds |
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| the state of being poisoned by a drug or other poisonous substance |
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| abusing more than one drug at a time |
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| the multiplied effects produced by taking combinations of certain drugs |
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| Drug Dependence or Addiction |
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| a state in which one develops a habitual pattern of taking drugs that usually produces a compulsive need to use these substances, tolerance, and withdrawal |
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| an adaptation to drugs in which the usual dose no longer produces the anticipated degree of physical or psychological effects |
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| a temporary physical and psychological state that ocurs when certain drugs are discontinued |
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| drugs that interfere with normal sensations |
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| drugs that produce calming effects |
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| drugs that produce trancelike effects |
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| drugs that alleviate pain |
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| drugs that induce euphoria and sleep as well as alter the perception of pain |
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| drugs that are chemically similar but have different effects in the body |
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