addiction - Answer-overwhelming involvement with using a drug, getting an adequate supply of it, and
having a strong tendency to resume use of it after stopping for a period
craving - Answer-typically a strong or intense desire to use a drug
drug - Answer-broadly defined as any chemical entity or mixture of entities not required for the
maintenance of health but that alters biological function or structure when administered
drug abuse - Answer-any use of drugs that causes physical, psychological, legal, or social harm to the
individual user or to others affected by the drug users behavior
drug effects - Answer-the action of a drug on the body
grain - Answer-as a measure (unit of weight) (.0648 gram)
over the counter drugs - Answer-drugs that can be obtained legally without a medical prescription
, pharmacology - Answer-the scientific study of drugs concerned with all information about the effects of
drugs on living systems
placebo - Answer-in pharmacology, a chemically inactive substance
ploy drug use - Answer-a persons regular use of more than one drug
prevalence - Answer-the general occurrence of an event, usually expressed in terms of percentage of
some population
psychoactive - Answer-pertaining to effects on mood, thinking, and behavior
psychological dependence - Answer-the emotional state of craving a drug either for its positive effect or
to avoid negative effects associated with its abuse
psychological set - Answer-an individuals knowledge, attitudes, expectations, and other thoughts about
an object or event, such as a drug
psychology - Answer-the scientific study of behavior
psychopharmacology - Answer-the subarea of pharmacology that concerns the effect of drugs on
behavior
route of drug administration - Answer-the way that drugs enter the body
syndrome - Answer-in medicine, and number of body symptoms that occur together and characterize a
specific illness or disease
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