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| cold turkey |
(informal) abrupt and total withdrawal from using an addictive substance such as a drug or tobacco. [1/3 definitions] |
| crack |
(slang) a highly addictive form of purified cocaine that is smoked in a pipe. [1/15 definitions] |
| detox |
detoxification, as from a toxic or addictive substance. [1/3 definitions] |
| dope |
(informal) a narcotic or addictive drug or preparation, esp. one used illegally. [1/7 definitions] |
| drug |
a substance that causes a chemical change in the body and may be addictive; narcotic. [1/5 definitions] |
| habit-forming |
tending to become habitual or addictive, as a drug. |
| hard drug |
any drug, such as heroin, that is addictive and causes long-term harmful effects. |
| heroin |
an illegal addictive narcotic made from morphine that is usu. mixed with water and taken by injection. |
| narcotic |
an addictive drug that induces stupor, drowsiness, or unconsciousness and may be used medically to relieve pain or induce sleep. [1/6 definitions] |
| nonaddictive |
combined form of addictive. |
| opium |
an addictive drug derived from one variety of poppy, containing various narcotic substances, and producing calm, stupor, sleep, or relief from pain. [1/2 definitions] |
| substance abuse |
habitual or harmful use of drugs, alcohol, or other substances that cause heightened mood or loss of inhibition, and which are usually addictive. |
| withdrawal |
the physical and and psychological reaction to discontinuance of a drug, esp. one that is addictive. [1/2 definitions] |
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