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Addictionary-I (Ice thru
Isolation)
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INDEX
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ice
- This drug is a very highly concentrated smokable form
of methamphetamine.
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illicit
drugs - Drugs whose manufacture, sale, or possession
is illegal. |
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impairment
- A dysfunctional state resulting from the use of psychoactive
substances. |
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indigent
- Those who are needy or poor and unable to provide
for themselves. |
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individual
counseling - A one-on-one counseling session. |
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inferiority
complex - The sense of being less than one
should be. |
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injection
- Consuming a substance by means of a syringe. |
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inpatient
- When a person receives lodging and food as in residential
treatment. |
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insane
- Crazy, nuts, out of one's mind. |
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insecurity
- Fearful, unsafe, unsure of oneself, or feeling in
danger. |
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intake
- Process os being admitted or admitting one's
self. |
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intensive
outpatient - Method designed to increase productivity
with a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but
who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility
for treatment. |
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intervention
- A carefully planned meeting in which an alcoholic/addict
is confronted by family members, friends, and professionals
in an effort to break through denial and start the user
and the participating friends and family on the road
to recovery. |
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intoxication
- Being under the influence of, and responding to, the
acute effects of a psychoactive drug. |
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intravenous
injection - Intravenous injection is the fastest
method for a drug to reach the brain because the “drug
is delivered into a vein without any intermediary tissue.
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isolation
- Being alone, or being present but out of touch with
family, friends and society. |
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