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total internal environment or mindset of a person a the time a drug is taken
setting
the total external environment of a person at the time a drug is taken
nurturing through avoidance
repeatedly seeking the illusion of relief to avoid unpleasant feelings or situations
loss of control
inability to predict reliably whether any isolated involvement with the addictive substance or behaviour will be healthy or damaging
denial
inability to perceive or accurately interpret the effects of drug use or engaging in a behaviour
relapse
tendency to return to the addictive behaviours or drug after a period of abstinence
receptor sites
specialized cells to which drugs can attach themselves
intramuscular injection
into muscle
intravenous injection
directly into vein
innuction
through the skin
suppositories
mixuture of drugs and waxy medium deisgned to metl at body temperature - insert in anus or vagina
synergism
interaction of two or more drugs in which effects arre magnified
antagonism
durg blocks action of another
inhibition
effects of one drug are eliminated or reduced by presence of another drug at the receptor site
cross-tolerance
development of a tolerance to a similar drug
THC
psychoactive substance in marijuana and key to determine power of high that it will produce
hashish - potent cannabis preparation derived from thick stick resin of the plant
most noticabe effect - dilation of eyes' blood vessels
hash oil - strongest concentration
Author
makemehappy
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146948
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kin 140 ch 9 drug
Description
drug use
Updated
2012-04-11T05:22:54Z
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