Substance Abuse
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| Drug Dependence | Drug dependence is a state of neuroadaptation (a physiologic change in the central nervous system [CNS]) caused by the chronic, regular administration of a drug.
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| Drug Addiction | Drug addiction is a pattern of abuse characterized by an overwhelming preoccupation with the use (compulsive use) of a drug, securing its supply, and a high tendency to relapse if the drug is removed.
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| Alcoholism | Alcoholism is addiction to the drug called alcohol.
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| Psychoactive Drugs | These drugs, which can alter emotions, are used for enjoyment in social and recreational settings and for personal use to self-medicate physical or emotional discomfort.
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| Depressives | Depressants are drugs that slow down the activity of the central nervous system.
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| Stimulants | Stimulants increase activity of the body and are frequently pleasurable and invigorating.
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| Hallucinogens | A hallucinogen is a psychoactive agent, which can cause hallucinations, perceptual anomalies, and other substantial subjective changes in thoughts, emotion, and consciousness.
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| Inhalants | Inhalants are volatile substances that produce chemical vapors that can be inhaled to induce a psychoactive, or mind-altering, effect.
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| Substance Abuse | Substance abuse is the use of any substance that threatens a person's health or impairs social or economic functioning.
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