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Pharmacology
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The scientific study of drugs concerned with all information about the effects of drugs on living systems
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Psychopharmacology
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The subarea of pharmacology that concerns the effects of drug on behavior
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Psychology
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The scientific study of behavior
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Drug
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Broadly defined as any chemical entity or mixture of entities not required for the maintenance of health but that alters biological function or structure when administered
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Drug Effects
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The action of a drug on the body. Drug effects are measured in different ways
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Psychoactive
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Pertaining to effects on mood thinking, and behavior
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Drug Dosage
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Measure of quantity of drug consumed
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Route of Drug Administration
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The way that drugs enter the body
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Psychological Set
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An individuals knowledge, attitudes, exceptions, and other thoughts about an object or event, such as a drug
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Placebo
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In pharmacology, a chemically inactive substance
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Prevalence
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The general occurrence of an event, usually expressed in terms of percentage of some population. Another common statistic in survey studies is incidence, or the number of first time occurrences of an event during some time period
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Polydrug use
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The persons regular use of more than one drug
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Grain
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As a measure, a unit of weight equal to 0.0648
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Addiction
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In reference to drugs, overwhelming involvement with using a drug getting an adequate supply of it, and having a strong tendency to resume use of it after stopping for a period
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Craving
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A term that has been variously defined in reference to drug use, typically a strong or intense desire to use a drug
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Tolerance
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Generally, increased amounts of a drug needed to achieve intoxication, or a diminished drug effect with continued use of the same amount of a drug
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Withdrawal
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A definable illness that occurs with a cessation or decrease in use of a drug
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Syndrome
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In medicine, a number of symptoms that occur together and characterize a specific illness or disease
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Over-the-counter drugs
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Drugs that can be obtained legally without an medical prescription
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