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A type of intervention in which the goal is prevent the relapse in an individual following recovery in a drug treatment program. Full article... |
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An intervention option which aims to prevent problems caused by drug use from getting any worse and causing further harm. These strategies usually target people with an identifiable drug dependency. Tertiary prevention is often called ‘drug treatment and rehabilitation’. Intervention options include detoxification, counselling, substitute therapy (methadone, nicotine patches), rehabilitation, family therapy and self-help groups. Goals of treatment are likely to be the reduction or termination of drug use. Full article... |
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Marijuana laced with Opium. Full article... |
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An analgesic and euphoriant drug acquired from the dried juice of the opium poppy. Full article... |
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A mild stimulant found in tea and cocoa. It is a chemical cousin of caffeine. Full article... |
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Communities that provide long-term, residential treatment for drug addiction, offering detoxification, group therapy, and skill acquisition. Full article... |
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One who specializes in the provision of a particular therapy. Full article... |
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The systematic application of remedies to effect a cure Full article... |
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Adjust the dose of a drug to a desired level. Full article... |
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Over time with regular use, a user needs more and more of the drug to get the desired effect. Full article... |
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A compound in glues, cements, and other adhesive products. Inhalation of these products results in behavioral and neurological impairments. Full article... |
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Temporary or permanent drug effects that are detrimental to the functioning of an organ or group of organs.
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Degree of poisonousness: any substance in excessive amounts can act as a poison or toxin. With drugs, the margin between the dosage that produces beneficial effects and the dosage that produces toxic or poisonous effects varies with the drug and the person receiving it. Full article... |
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A tranquillizer is a calming agent. The term can be used to differentiate between these drugs and the sedative/hypnotics: tranquillizers have a quieting or damping effect on psychomotor processes without - except at high doses - interference with consciousness or thinking. Full article... |
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Absorption through the skin. Full article... |
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Non-medical residential program providing training for living in a setting of greater independence. The primary focus is on teaching functional skills and compensating for abilities that cannot be restored. Full article... |
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In relation to alcohlism, generally refers to professional or medical clinics that detox problem drinkers, educate them about their condition and helps them begin a program of abstitence. Treatment can be in-patient, out-patient or a combination of both. Full article... |
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A center for the treatment of alcoholism, drug addictions, and related disorders Full article... |
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A plan of action negotiated between an addict and a therapist or counselor to agree upon goals and methods to promote the initial and ongoing path of the addict to recovery. Full article... |
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Activities, sounds, places, people, images, events, or other things that can cause a dependent person to want to have the pleasurable feeling of the misused drug or medication again. Triggers can bring on cravings. Full article... |
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A gasoline additive. Inhalation of TCP-containing gasoline has been linked to spastic muscle disorders and liver problems. Full article... |
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The steps taken by the founders of AA as they turned away from alcohol; used by millions of people attempting to recover from addiction to a wide variety of substance and behaviors. Full article... |
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