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A psychoactive substance that increases or arouses physiologic or nervous system activity in the body.
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A group of signs and symptoms that appear together and characterize a disease or medical condition.
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Made synthetically or entirely from chemicals, and not made as a derivative of the original substance or plant.
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A practice in pharmacotherapy of lowering the dose of medication incrementally over time to help prevent or reduce any adverse experiences as the patients’ body makes adjustments and adapts to lower and lower doses.
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The progressive or gradual increase in drug dosage to reach an optimal therapeutic outcome.
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A normal neurobiological adaptation process characterized by the brain’s attempt to accommodate abnormally high exposure to a drug
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The management and care of a patient to combat a disease or disorder. Can take the form of medicines, procedures, or counseling and psychotherapy.
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A specific stimulus that sets off a memory or flashback, transporting the individual back to a feeling, experience, or event which may increase susceptibility to psychological or physical symptom recurrence and reinstatement of substance use disorder.
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Physical, cognitive, and affective symptoms that occur after chronic use of a drug is reduced abruptly or stopped among individuals who have developed tolerance to a drug.
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An often binding process for the resolution of disputes outside of court.
