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A person is on a substance when he or she shows either tolerance or withdrawal from the substance.
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's is an alcohol-induced persisting amnestic disorder involving mental confusion and disorientation.
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Cocaine blocks transporters for , resulting in excess neurotransmitter in the synapse.
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The most heavily used stimulant drug is .
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block or change the effects of an addictive drug, reducing the desire of the addict for the drug.
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A treatment known as consists of creating associations between thoughts of alcohol and those of highly unpleasant consequences of alcohol use.
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is an opioid that can be used to treat addicts during withdrawal from heroin and helps reduce withdrawal symptoms.
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The occurs when someone attempting to refrain from alcohol use has a drink, experiences conflict and guilt, and then attributes his or her drinking to a lack of willpower, which then leads to continued drinking.
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The perspective argues that alcoholism is not a biological disease and that abstinence is not the only way to treat it.
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A reward center of the brain called the is thought to be where sensations of pleasure from psychoactive drugs originate.





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