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Descriptions of or statistics on the incidence and prevalence of drug use in a particular area or in a specific population.  

Any short-term effect of using a drug that is perceived as beneficial, which increases the likelihood of repeated drug use.  

The specific area on or within a particular neuron with which a drug must interact or attach itself before any change in cell function occurs. A protein-containing complex on a cell membrane that is capable of being stimulated by drugs in the extracellular fluid and translating that stimulation into an intracellular response. There may be…

The amount of drug that must be taken to produce the desired effect. The smaller the amount needed, the more potent the drug.  

Unintentional or inappropriate use of prescribed or OTC drugs resulting in impaired physical, mental, emotional, or social well-being of the user. Using a drug in an incorrect manner.  

The charge that drug testing procedures required by the government regulations result in a delay in the introduction of new prescription drugs for marketing and use in the United States.  

A psychological dependence on the effects of a drug without a withdrawal syndrome upon denial. Generally used synonymously with drug dependence, sometimes used to mean psychic drug dependence, often wrongly assumed to be synonymous with drug abuse, and very irregular in meaning.  

The major categories or types of drugs that share important characteristics in terms of chemical composition or actions within the body.  

The state in which enzyme systems in the fiver increases their capacity to metabolize a drug, so the body disposes of the drug faster.