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Hospitals and Institutions Full article... |
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The process of teaching the skills needed for successful living. Full article... |
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A depressant drug of the benzodiazepine family used to induce sleep. Full article... |
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A residence for those who have completed treatment at a rehabilitation facility but are not yet ready to return to their community. They need daily support to assist them in the restructuring of their lives. Often, this includes assistance in getting a job and gradually living more independently. Full article... |
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Perception of objects or experience of sensations with no real external cause. Can be auditory, visual, etc. Full article... |
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A class of drugs producing distortions in perception and body image at moderate doses. Full article... |
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Unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol, which can include headache, queasy stomach, sensitivity to noise and motion and generalized aches and pains, thirst, nausea, fatigue, sweating and tremors. Full article... |
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An expression used to describe how we go about our lives as a result of living The Steps. Full article... |
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A form of drug prevention which acknowledges that abstinence is the most effective way to avoid harms related to drug use, but that this is not always possible in certain individual circumstances. Abstinence is unlikely to be achieved with all members of society, but there are ways in which the adverse effects of drug use to both the individual and the community can be minimised. This is achieved through supply reduction strategies, such as laws designed to disrupt the production and supply of illegal drugs; demand-reduction strategies, such as school education programs designed to prevent the uptake of drug use; and harm-reduction strategies, such as needle exchanges, which are designed to reduce drug-related harm for particular individuals and communities Full article... |
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Any policy, approach or program that is directed toward reducing the harm or risk of harm associated with abuse of alcohol, other drugs, and gambling without necessarily requiring abstinence. Full article... |
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A drug containing the resin of cannabis flowers. The THC concentration ranges from approximately 8 to 14 percent. Full article... |
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A drug produced by boiling hashish, leaving a potent psychoactive residue. The THC concentration ranges from approximately 15 to 60 percent. Full article... |
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A solid form of hashish oil. Full article... |
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A virus that causes liver disease. HCV is spread by contact with the blood of an infected person. HCV is the United States' most common blood-borne disease, infecting at least 2 out of every 100 people. Full article... |
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A chemical derivative of morphine. It is approximately three times as potent as morphine and a major drug of abuse. Full article... |
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A dangerous compound present in many glues and adhesive products. Inhalation of these products has been associated with muscular weakness and atrophy. Full article... |
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A Spiritual Power greater than oneself. Full article... |
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The time when an active alcoholic reaches an absolute low point, and becomes willing to consider AA as a solution. Full article... |
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A group of people who meet together regularly, usually weekly, for recovery and fellowship. Full article... |
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A person who lives on the street or in a shelter for the homeless. Full article... |
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he process of keeping the internal environment of the body stable while the outside world changes. Full article... |
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The ability to tell the truth, and obey legal and moral codes, and thereby be reliable to do good things.
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Trust, or reliance. Full article... |
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Despair. The belief that nothing good or worthwhile exists . . . within reach. Full article... |
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Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder; the spontaneous and sometimes continuous recurrence of perceptual effects of LSD long after an individual has ingested the drug. Full article... |
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The state or quality of being free from pride and arrogance. Full article... |
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Any of a group of central nervous system depressants with the capacity to induce sleep. Major classes of sedatives/hypnotics include the benzodiazepines and barbiturates. Full article... |
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