Drug rehabilitation

Drug rehabilitation

The processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment for the dependency on alcohol or narcotic drugs.

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Marinol

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

The trade name of dronabinol, a synthetic version of THC used as medicine.

Cell body

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

The central structure of a neuron, which contains all of the molecular parts that keep the cell alive, generate new parts, and repair or destroy existing parts.

Psychosis

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

Severe mental illnesses characterised by loss of contact with reality. Schizophrenia and severe depression are psychoses.

Nucleus

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A cluster or group of nerve cells that is dedicated to performing its own special function(s). Nuclei are found in all parts of the brain except the cerebral cortex, where such groups are called ...

Psilocybin

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A natural hallucinogenic drug derived from a mushroom. It acts on the serotonin receptor.

Bolus

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A concentrated amount of drug; a dose injected rapidly into a vein, a rounded mass of matter.

Alcohol addiction

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A condition that includes alcohol craving and continued dependence on alcohol, repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages, drinking alcohol despite repeated alcohol-related problems, such as ...