Drug rehabilitation

Drug rehabilitation

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

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Myelin sheath

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A covering made of a special fat that encloses a neuron's axon and allows it to transmit action potentials.

Paranoid schizophrenia

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A severe form of mental illness typically characterised by delusions of persecution and hallucinations. This condition may be induced by binge use of stimulants.

Drug-free treatment

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A approach to helping addicts recover from addiction without the use of medication.

Short-term effects

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

The acute effects of a drug. The effects felt during and shortly after the time a person is under the influence of (intoxicated by) a drug.

Visual cortex

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A brain region in the back of the head that allows us to perceive the visual information gathered by our eyes.

Overdose

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

The condition that results when too much of a drug is taken, making a person sick or unconscious and sometimes resulting in death.

Maintenance treatment

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

Treatment for opiate addiction that involves giving the addict a synthetic opiate (methadone or LAAM) to prevent the withdrawal and craving that often provoke relapse.