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Unannounced, random selection of candidates to be tested. Full article... |
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Put forth by William Glasser, it avoids the philosophical and practical problems of the Freudian Unconscious by avoiding analyzing the past and focusing on the here-and-now and then retraining the mind with new habits. Full article... |
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Cells in the brain that are sensitive to particular drugs; for example, the effects of heroin are experienced once the drug attaches itself to the opioid receptor in the brain Full article... |
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Return or relapse to a type of behavior, such as drug taking. Full article... |
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Recovery is the process of adopting behaviors that supplant addiction. Full article... |
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Similar to a halfway house but with stronger emphasis on a permanent recovery plan. This usually involves participation in a 12 step program such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous. Residents are expected to attend daily AA meeting, get a sponsor, work the 12 steps and become involved. Full article... |
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Different from instrumental use, recreational use refers "to the motivation of the drug user who takes the drug only in order to get 'high' or achieve some pleasurable effect. Full article... |
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A center for the rehabilitation of alcoholism, drug addictions, and related disorders Full article... |
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Helping a person recover from drug addiction. Rehabilitation teaches the addict new behaviors to live life without drugs. Full article... |
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A recurrence of symptoms of a disease or addiction after a period of improvement Full article... |
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Strategy to train alcohol and other drug abusers to cope more effectively and to overcome the stressors or triggers in their environments that may cause relapse into drug use and dependency. Full article... |
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Repression is a defense mechanism in which unacceptable or disturbing feelings, ideas, or impulses are kept from consciousness. Full article... |
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Curdled anger.
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Includes 24-hour medically supervised detoxification followed by ongoing treatment. Patients reside at the treatment center. Full article... |
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The act of settling up for one's harmful, hurtful or negligent actions.
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Restores our ability to see the truth and to deal with it in a constructive manner. Full article... |
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State produced by a particular drug, process, or individual, such that lower dosages of the same drug produce the same amount and quality of the desired or observed effect that previously was observed only with higher dosages. Full article... |
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An opiate antagonist used to treat alcohol dependence, works both by reducing the urge to consume alcohol and by making drinking less pleasurable. Full article... |
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Unlike protective factors, risk factors "increase the likelihood of involvement with drugs". Full article... |
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A powerful benzodiazepine which induces sleep. Also known as "roofies" a date rape drug. Full article... |
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a surge of euphoric pleasure that rapidly follows administration of a drug. Full article... |
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