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Medicine & Drugs

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Substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind   show
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Medicines that reduce or kill harmful bacteria in the body   show
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Drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions   show
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show Narcotics  
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A drug that stimulates the central nervous system.   show
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show Depressants  
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Substances that speed up the body’s functions   show
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Physical or psychological need for a drug   show
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A condition in which a person’s body becomes used to the effect of a medicine and needs greater and greater amounts of it in order for it to be effective   show
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Any effect of a medicine other than the one intended   show
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The physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance   show
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The physical and psychological symptoms that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance   show
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show Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines  
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Any substance whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to produce mind-altering sensations   show
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