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Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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rock
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
A small amount of Crack Cocaine in a solid form; free-base cocaine in solid form.
alcoholics anonymous
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
One of the earliest forms of addiction treatment in the United States, AA developed the 12-step approach to assisting recovery from alcohol addiction (alcoholism). Several other ...
halcion
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
A depressant drug of the benzodiazepine family used to induce sleep.
auditory cortex
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
That part of the cerebral cortex that processes sounds and produces our awareness of them.
synthesize
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
To make a chemical from constitutional parts. Exact copies of drugs found in nature or created in the laboratory are synthesized in laboratories from simpler chemicals. Many ...
detoxification
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
The process of removing a drug from the body. This is the initial period addicts must go through to become drug-free. Withdrawal symptoms appear early during this process. ...
nicotinic cholinergic receptor
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
One of two acetylcholine receptors. This one responds to nicotine as well as acetylcholine.
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