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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa...is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the United States"[http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html] -- ...ailable in the United Kingdom (UK) | author = Matthew J. Atha (Independent Drug Monitoring Unit)}}</ref>
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• Malawi Gold
  ...l of the Addictions in 1998. It had it implications for the development of treatment and prevention programs for chamba users in Malawi<ref>http://www.informawo ...has made it hard to control. In the lake areas, many tourists purchase the drug and smoke it in the privacy of their hotel rooms or homes.
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• Neuroproteomics
  ===Drug Addiction=== ...rder to map out the progression of protein changes along the course of the drug addiction. These stages include enticement, ingesting, withdrawal, addicti
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• Post–acute withdrawal syndrome
  ...-Hebert C, Simonpoli AM | year =1997 | month=March | title =[Management of drug addict pregnant women and their children] | journal =Arch Pediatr | volume ...ase anxiety and depression levels in some individuals. In most cases these drug induced psychiatric disorders fade away with prolonged abstinence.<ref>{{ci
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• Low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor
  ...tic treatment of Parkinson's disease |journal=CNS & Neurological Disorders Drug Targets |volume=7 |issue=6 |pages=512–23 |year=2008 |month=December |pmid
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• Ion channel
  ...alietta LJ | title = Chloride channels as drug targets | journal = Nat Rev Drug Discov | volume = 8 | issue = 2 | pages = 153–71 | year = 2009 | month = ...-gated membrane pores, as embodied in the celebrated Hodgkin-Huxley (1952) treatment (Cole 1972, Jack er a1 1975), as the crucial mechanism of neurotransmission
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• Loperamide
  ...ational Cancer Institute, Drug Dictionary]</ref> is an opioid [[medication|drug]] effective against [[diarrhea]] resulting from [[gastroenteritis]] or [[in ...by [[cholera]], [[Shigella]] or [[Campylobacter]].<ref name="Butler2008"/> Treatment is not recommended for patients that could suffer detrimental effects from
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• Buprenorphine
  ...e]]an countries as a [[transdermal patch|transdermal formulation]] for the treatment of [[chronic pain]]. ...Benckiser]] have been [[approved drug|approved]] for [[opioid]] addiction treatment throughout most of the world, instead of [[Methadone]]. '''Subutex''' (whit
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• Hydromorphone
  ..., according to the current version of ''The A-Z Encyclopaedia of Alcohol & Drug Abuse'' and other references. ...as ranging from the emergency department to the operating suite to ongoing treatment of chronic pain syndromes.
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• Fentanyl
  | excretion = 60% Urinary (metabolites, <10% unchanged drug)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/rr47429177364046/ | ...nssen developed fentanyl by assaying analogues of the structurally-related drug pethidine for opioid activity.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1021/jm040195b|url
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• Methadone
  ...], used medically as an [[analgesic]], [[antitussive]] and a maintenance [[drug addiction#Anti-addictive drugs|anti-addictive]] for use in patients on opio Methadone is useful in the treatment of opioid dependence. It has [[cross-tolerance]] with other opioids includi
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• Phencyclidine
  ...and [[dextromethorphan]]. Although the primary psychoactive effects of the drug lasts for a few hours, the total elimination rate from the body typically e ...ce WA |title=Comparison of chlorpromazine, haloperidol and pimozide in the treatment of phencyclidine psychosis: DA-2 receptor specificity |journal=Journal of T
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• Salvia divinorum
  ...a [[Psychoactive drug|psychoactive]] plant which can induce [[dissociative drug|dissociative]] effects. Its native habitat is within [[cloud forest]] in th ...ve called for its prohibition. While not currently regulated by US federal drug laws, several states have passed laws criminalizing the substance.<ref name
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• Hydrocodone
  | '''[[Recreational drug use|Non-medical]] use/abuse:''' | '''[[Adverse drug reaction|Side effects]]:'''
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• Dextromethorphan
  ...p]], [[Vicks]], [[Coricidin]], [[Delsym]], and others, including [[generic drug|generic]] labels. Dextromethorphan has also found other uses in medicine, r ...ug Administration]] (FDA) approved dextromethorphan for [[Over-the-counter drug|over-the-counter]] sale as a cough suppressant in 1958. This filled the nee
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• Warburg's Tincture
  '''Warburg's Tincture''' was a [[pharmaceutical]] drug, now obsolete. It was invented in 1834 by Dr [[Carl Warburg]]. ...chives of joint stock companies, National Archives, Kew.</ref> By 1888 the drug was available in tablet form.<ref name="ReferenceA">''The British Medical J
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• Ketorolac
  ...other brand names around the world) is a [[non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug]] (NSAID) in the family of [[Heterocyclic compound|heterocyclic]] [[acetic ...ally related to [[Indometacin|indomethacin]].<ref>Martindale, The Complete Drug Reference,35th Edition, 2007</ref>.
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• Phenylbutazone
  ...zone is used as a [[non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug]] (NSAID) for the treatment of [[chronic pain]], including the symptoms of [[arthritis]]. Its use is l ==Phenylbutazone for treatment in dogs==
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• Diclofenac
  | elimination_half-life = 1.2-2 hr (35% of the drug enters enterohepatic recirculation) ...elow: [[#Trade names|Trade names]]) is a [[non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug]] (NSAID) taken to reduce [[inflammation]] and as an [[analgesic]] reducing
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• Sulindac
  '''Sulindac''' is a [[non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug]] of the arylalkanoic acid class that is marketed in the UK & U.S. by [[Mer Like other NSAIDs, it is useful in the treatment of [[Acute (medical)|acute]] or [[Chronic (medicine)|chronic]] [[inflammati
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