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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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withdrawal
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
The period during which a person stops using a drug to which they are addicted; see Withdrawal Symptoms.
neurochemicals
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
Neurotransmitters and other brain chemicals produced by neurons.
maladaptive behaviors
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
Behaviors acquired by drug users that hinder them from succeeding in the normal, non-drug-using world.
marijuana
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
A psychoactive drug made from the leaves of the cannabis plant. It is usually smoked but can also be eaten. See Cannabis.
dendrites
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
The branches that reach out from a neuron's cell body to receive messages from the axon terminals of other neurons.
metabolites
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
The products that result when enzymes in the body break things down or alter them to produce energy or eliminate them.
metabolic enzymes
Health care; Drug rehabilitation
Enzymes that break down or inactivate drugs in the body; also, enzymes that break down food and produce energy.
