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| The physical or psychological harm that a drug might present to the user. |
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| The quantity of drug that is taken into the body, typically measured in terms of milligrams (mg) or micrograms (µg). |
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| The physical or psychological harm a drug might present to the user immediately or soon after the drug is ingested into the body. |
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| A S-shaped graph showing the increasing probability of a certain drug effect as the dose level rises. |
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| The minimal dose of particular drug necessary to produce the intended drug effect in a given percentage of the population. |
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| The minimal dose of a particular drug capable of producing death in a given percentage of the population. |
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| A measure of a drug’s relative safety for use, computed as the ration of the lethal dose for 50 percent of the population to the effective dose for 50 percent of the population. LD50/ED50. |
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| The ratio of a lethal dose for 1 percent of the population to the effective dose for 99 percent of the population. LD1/ED99. |
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| Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) |
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| A federal program in which metropolitan hospitals report the incidence of drug-related lethal and nonlethal emergencies. |
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| An occasion on which a person visits an emergency department (ED) for a purpose that is related to recent drug use. |
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| The physical or psychological harm a drug might cause over a long period of use. |
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| The capacity of a drug to produce a gradually diminished physical or psychological effect upon repeated administrations of the drug at the same dose levels. |
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| The process of drug tolerance that is linked to drug-taking behavior occurring consistently in the same surroundings or under the same circumstances. Also known as conditioned tolerance. |
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| A model of drug dependence based on the idea that the drug abuser continues the drug-taking behavior to avoid the consequences of physical withdrawal symptoms. |
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| A model of drug dependence based on the idea that the drug abuser is motivated by a craving for the pleasurable effects of the drug. |
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| A device to deliver intravenous injections of a drug in a free-moving human or animal. |
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| A diagnostic term used in clinical psychology and psychiatry that identifies an individual displaying significant signs of a dependent relationship with a psychoactive drug. |
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| A diagnostic term used in clinical psychology and psychiatry that identifies an individual who continues to take a psychoactive drug despite the fact that the drug-taking behavior creates specific problems for that individual. |
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| Violent acts committed while under the influence of a particular psychoactive drug, with the implication that the drug cause the violence to occur. |
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| Economically Compulsive Violence |
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| Violent acts that are committed by a drug abuser to secure money to buy drugs. |
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| Violence that arises from the traditionally aggressive patterns of behavior within a network of illicit drug trafficking and distribution. |
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| The philosophy of exerting as little governmental control and regulation as possible. |
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| Every drug that’s made today has to have a T.I. of at least 100. |
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| Drinking Alcohol or Smoking Tobacco |
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| The number of people who die each year as a result of … far outstrips the number of fatalities from the abuse of illicit drugs. |
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| Tolerance effects can be quite dangerous, because experienced drug users often end up taking potentially ... |
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| Behavioral Tolerance effects are based on the principles of ... |
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| Substance Dependence and Substance Abuse |
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| The American Psychiatric Association currently recognizes two major conditions associated with drug-taking behavior: ... |
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| Increasing attention has been directed toward the harmful effects that drug abuse has on … in terms of problems with both the pregnancy itself and with the neural development of the fetus. |
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| Risk of HIV infection (and the spread of AIDS) |
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| There is concern about the increased … among intravenous drug users when needles are shared. |
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| The drug with the closest connection to social violence. |
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| First of several legislative efforts to impose criminal penalties for the use of opiates and cocaine and of later marijuana, hallucinogens, and several other types of drugs. |
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| Comprehensive Drug Act of 1970 |
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| Organized the federal control of drugs under five classifications called Schedules. |
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Potential for Abuse: High
Medical Use: None (Research use only)
Separate records must be maintained.
Stored in Secure Vaults
Ex: Heroin, LSD, Mescaline, Marijuana |
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Potential for Abuse: High
Medicinal use: Some (Accepted Medical use, though may lead to sever physical and psychological dependence)
Rx must be written in ink, or typed and signed by medical practitioner.
Verbal Rx must be confirmed within 72 hours and may be given only in emergencies.
No Rx renewals permitted.
Separated records must be maintained and drugs secured in valut.
Ex: Codeine, morphine, cocaine, methadone, amphetamines, short-acting barbiturates. |
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Potential for Abuse: Some
Medicinal Use: Accepted (though may lead to low-to-moderate dependence)
Rx may be oral or written.
Up to 5 Rx renewals permitted in 6 months.
Ex: Long-acting barbiturates, some narcotics, steroids. |
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Potential for Abuse: Low
Medicinal Use: Accepted
Rx may be oral or written. Up to 5 Rx renewals permitted in 6 months.
Ex: Benzodiazepines |
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Potential for Abuse: Minimal
Medical Use: Widespread
Minimal controls for selling and dispensing.
Ex: Prescription cough medicines not containing codeine, laxatives, etc. |
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