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Drug rehabilitation
The processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment for the dependency on alcohol or narcotic drugs.
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somatosensory cortex
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
A brain region that processes information coming from the muscles, joints, and skin.
heroin
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
The potent, widely abused opiate that produces a profound addiction. It consists of two morphine molecules linked together chemically.
adenosine
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
A neurotransmitter that binds to the adenosine receptor. Caffeine is an adenosine antagonist and prevents adenosine from binding with its receptor.
free will
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
Our ability to make choices and decisions that are not under the control of outside forces or prior causes.
reward
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
The process that reinforces behavior. It is mediated at least in part by the release of dopamine into the nucleus accumbens. Human subjects report that reward is associated with feelings of pleasure.
pharmacodynamics
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
The study of the mechanisms of actions of a drug, the relationship between how much drug is in the body and its effects.
prescription drug abuse
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
The intentional misuse of a medication outside of the normally accepted standards of its use.
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