What Is the Definition of Drug Abuse in Science?
Question by xueli_jeremy: what is the definition of drug abuse in science?
the use of drugs in ways that harm the body
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Answer by paramour
Habitual use of drugs not needed for therapeutic purposes (e.g., such as solely to alter one’s mood, affect, or state of consciousness) or to affect a body function unnecessarily (e.g., laxative abuse); nonmedical use of drugs.
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Chicago Doctor Expects More Meningitis Cases
Chicago doctor expects more meningitis cases
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A steroid made by the New England Compounding Center of Framingham, Mass., has been tied to a national outbreak of a rare fungal form of meningitis that has killed 15 people. The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that several new illnesses may …
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How Much Can You Make From Being a Alcohol / Drug Abuse Counseler?
Question by Vallon: how much can you make from being a Alcohol / Drug Abuse Counseler?
Im thinking about being a alcohol and drug counseler.
How much can I make?
How hard is it to find a job as one in LA?
How hard is it to do and do you have to be good in math?
Also One more thing roughly how much are apartments in LA?
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Answer by Not Lenny! (Abby)
Education and Training: High school
Salary: Median—$ 32,960 per year
Employment Outlook: Very good
Despite Drawbacks, Many Consider Methadone the Best Treatment for Opiate …
Despite drawbacks, many consider methadone the best treatment for opiate …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a 2002 fact sheet, said when methadone is used to treat opiate addiction, it produces a 30 percent lower death rate than among opiate addicts who are not treated with methadone. It also results in …
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Studies: Alzheimer Drug May Stabilize Brain Plaque
Studies: Alzheimer drug may stabilize brain plaque
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“We're very disappointed that we were not able to come up with a treatment to provide to our dementia patients in the near term,” said Dr. Reisa Sperling, director of the Alzheimer's center at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and leader of one of …
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FDA approves Pfizer leukemia drug
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What Is the Difference Between Drug Abuse and Drug Addiction?
Question by Chronic: What is the difference between drug abuse and drug addiction?
I am witing something freelance and just wondering if anyone can give me an addequite difference between drug abuse and drug addiction.
The definition of an addict is: 1. To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance
2. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively
Definition of drug abuse: he use of illegal drugs or the inappropriate use of legal drugs. The repeated use of drugs to produce pleasure, to alleviate stress, or to alter or avoid reality (or all three).