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non-use of any addictive psychoactive substance.
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A disease process characterized by the continued use of a specific psychoactive substance despite physical, psychological or social harm.
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A process of withdrawing a person from a specific psychoactive substance in a safe and effective manner.
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Any action by another person or an institution that intentionally or unintentionally has the effect of facilitating the continuation of an individual’s addictive process.
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A dysfunctional state resulting from the use of psychoactive substances.
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A planned interaction with an individual who may be dependent on one or more psychoactive substances, with the aim of making a full assessment, overcoming denial, interrupting drug-taking behavior, or inducing the individual to initiate treatment.
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The inadvertent or deliberate consumption of a dose much larger than that either habitually used by the individual or ordinarily used for treatment of an illness, and likely to result in a serious toxic reaction or death.
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Social, economic, legal, medical and/or psychological measures aimed at minimizing the use of potentially addicting substances
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A process of overcoming both physical and psychological dependence on a psychoactive substance, with a commitment to sobriety.
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Recurrence of psychoactive substance-dependent behavior in an individual who has previously achieved and maintained abstinence for a significant period of time beyond withdrawal.
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A state in which an increased dosage of a psychoactive substance is needed to produce a desired effect.
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Application of planned procedures to identify and change patterns of behavior that are maladaptive, destructive and/or injurious to health
