Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Halfway programs
Programs designed to ease the transition from inpatient treatment to independent living by providing an intermediate level of care. Such programs typically provide some supervision and counseling for a limited period of time before the client returns to his or her normal living situation.
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Drug Czar
The director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. This office, created by Congress in 1988, is charged with coordinating the federal government’s anti-drug initiatives. William Bennett was the first individual to hold this office.
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Dissociative anesthetics
Highly potent substances capable of producing intense and long-term psychic effects, including the sensation of complete separation from reality (e.g., angel dust, or PCP).
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Nonprescription
Drugs sold over-the-counter without a doctor’s written instructions or consent.
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Binge
Rapid, uncontrolled eating of large amounts of food.
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Viscosupplementation
Injection of a polysaccharide (hyaluronin) into osteoarthritic joints to help restore the viscosity of synovial fluid.
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Supersensitivity
An increased response to drugs and endogenous compounds caused by an increase in the number and /or sensitivity of receptors for that drug.
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Selective toxicity
A desired effect of antineoplastic and anti-infectious agents, wherein the drug kills the pathogenic organism or cells without damaging healthy tissues.
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Second messenger
The term applied to compounds formed within the cell such as cyclic AMP’ The second messenger initiates a series of biochemical changes within the cell following stimulation of a receptor on the cell’s outer surface by drugs, hormones, and so on. Molecules and ions that exist inside cells, and are under the influence of neurotransmitters…
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Physiologic dose
The amount of drug given that is roughly equivalent to the amount of a similar substance normally produced within the body; this dosage is typically used to replace the endogenous substance when the body is no longer able to produce the substance.
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