drug dependency

  • 1drug habit — drug addiction, drug dependency, regular use of mind altering substances …

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  • 2drug use — Introduction       use of drugs for psychotropic rather than medical purposes. Among the most common psychotropic drugs are opiates ( opium, morphine, heroin), hallucinogens (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin), barbiturates, cocaine, amphetamines,… …

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  • 3dependency — n. 1) a colonial dependency 2) drug dependency * * * [dɪ pendənsɪ] a colonial dependency drug dependency …

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  • 4dependency — [[t]dɪpe̱ndənsi[/t]] dependencies 1) N COUNT A dependency is a country which is controlled by another country. ...the tiny British dependency of Montserrat in the eastern Caribbean. 2) N UNCOUNT: oft N on n You talk about someone s dependency… …

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  • 5Drug policy of Sweden — The Drug policy of Sweden is one of zero tolerance, including cannabis, focusing on prevention, treatment, and control, aiming to reduce both the supply of and demand for illegal drugs.[1] Enforcement is in the form of widespread drug testing,… …

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  • 6Drug Interventions Programme — The Drug Interventions Programme is a key part of the United Kingdom s strategy for tackling drug abuse[1]. It aims to engage drug misusing offenders involved in the Criminal Justice system in formal addiction treatment and other support, thereby …

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  • 7Drug Court of New South Wales — The Drug Court of New South Wales is an inferior court constituted as a court or record. It is a specialist court that deals with criminal offences in which the defendant has an addiction to illicit drugs. The Court has a similar status to the… …

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  • 8dependency — noun 1) her dependency on her husband Syn: dependence on, reliance on; need for 2) the association of retirement with dependency Syn: helplessness, dependence, weakness, defenselessness, vulnerability Ant …

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  • 9dependency — de|pen|den|cy [dıˈpendənsi] n plural dependencies 1.) [U] ↑dependence ▪ drug dependency 2.) a country that is controlled by another country →↑colony ▪ Britain s Caribbean dependencies …

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  • 10Drug addiction — is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute drug use to the development of drug seeking behavior, the vulnerability to relapse, and the decreased, slowed ability to respond to naturally… …

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