Also in subject area: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical ScienceDiscover other topics On this page Definition Chapters and Articles Related Terms Recommended Publications Chapters and Articles You might find these chapters and articles relevant to this topic. Drug Dependence Douglas H. Ruben, in...
drug of abuse, street drug - a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction Feosol - trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of...
drug of abuse, street drug - a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction Feosol - trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of...
Dependence disorders defy easy classification and definition, and drug abuse can be regarded as inappropriate and repetitive self-administration of inessential psychoactive substances. This description seems innocuous enough, yet there is ample room for disagreement over the interpretation of adjectives such...
Definition Chapters and Articles Related Terms Recommended Publications Featured Authors Chapters and Articles You might find these chapters and articles relevant to this topic. Neglected Factors in Pharmacology and Neuroscience Research In Techniques in the Behavioral and Neural Sciences, 1994 Publisher Summa...
whether it is pharmacologically active once there, and the overall duration of exposure in the central nervous system is important for determining whether nonclinical abuse liability studies (i.e., drug discrimination, self-administration, and ...
There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage. In pharmacology, Dictionary.com defines a drug as "a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used ...
It is clearly true in the case of alcohol; like most humans, most laboratory rats will not drink alcohol to the point of physical dependence (Wise, 1975), let alone to the point of convulsions and death. Alcohol is simply not a very powerful reinforcer for laboratory rats; Neuro...
1. (Pharmacology) any of various narcotic drugs, such as morphine and heroin, that act on opioid receptors 2. (Pharmacology) any other narcotic or sedative drug 3. something that soothes, deadens, or induces sleep adj 4. (Pharmacology) containing or consisting of opium 5. inducing relaxatio...
In the guidance for overcoming drug dependence, drug dependence treatment awareness was examined from the question, “How important to you now is treatment for drug dependence?” Answers were given on a five-point Likert scale and classified into two categories: low (“not at all”, “slightly...