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Addictionary-R (Ragweed
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ragweed
- Street slang for an inferior quality of marijuana. |
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random
testing - Unannounced, random selection of
candidates to be tested for drugs and/or alcohol. |
re-up
- Street slang for replenishing a depleted
supply of drugs. |
receptors
- Cells in the brain that are sensitive to particular
drugs; for example, the effects of heroin are experienced
once the drug attaches itself to the opioid receptor
in the brain. |
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recidivism
- Tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode
of behavior <a study of recidivism among heroin addicts. |
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recovery
- Recovery is the process of adopting behaviors that
supplant addiction. |
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recovery
home - Similar to a halfway house but with
a stronger emphasis on a permanent recovery plan. This
usually involves participation in a 12-step program.
Residents are expected to attend daily meetings, get
a sponsor, work the 12 steps and become involved. |
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recreational
use - Usually indulged in by part-time users,
perhaps only on the week-ends so they don't allow themselves
to become fully addicted. |
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rehab
- A center for the rehabilitation of alcoholism, drug
addictions, and related disorders |
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rehabilitate
- Helping a person recover from drug addiction. Rehabilitation
teaches the addict new behaviors to live life without
drugs. |
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relapse
- Recurrence of drug using behavior after a period of
abstinence has been achieved by an addict. |
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relapse
prevention - Teaching alcohol and other drug
abusers to cope more effectively and to overcome the
stressors or triggers in their environments that may
cause relapse into drug use and dependency. |
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research
- A slang term for a relapse. It's said you
can go out and use to research whether you are truly
an addict. Or you can research whether active addiction
has gotten any better. |
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resentment
- Indignation or ill will felt as a result
of a real or imagined grievance. |
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residential
treatment - Any addiction treatment center
that provides lodging and meals for it's residents.
so they can reside at the facility offers residential
treatment. |
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revia
- An opiate antagonist used to treat alcohol dependence,
works both by reducing the urge to consume alcohol and
by making drinking less pleasurable. |
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rohypnol
- A powerful benzodiazepine which induces sleep. Also
known as "roofies" a date rape drug. |
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roofies
- Street name for the powerful "date rape"
drug, rohypnol. |
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rush
- Street slang for the surge of euphoric pleasure that
rapidly follows intravenous administration of a drug.
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