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Withdrawl
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the brain's response to not having the drug. Witout the drug the user does not feel well or normal
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Cessation
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to quit or stopo using a drug
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Addiction
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a fundamental change in the brain that results in uncontollable, compulsive drug-seeing use, even in the face of negative health and social consequences
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Craving
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the intense desirefor the pleasure produced by the drug. Cravings arise fromthe brain's need to maintain a state of balance that now includes the prescense of a drug
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nerve impulse
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chemical or electrical messages sent by the nerve cells
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Neurotransmitters
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chemical messengers which carry messages across synapse and allow neurons to communicate with other cells
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Vesicle
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holding container for the neurotransmitters
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