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...ion. It is never used alone and is always given in combination with other drugs. The decision on when to start treatment should take into account [[CD4 co ...e [[cytochrome P450]] system. This means efavirenz may interact with other drugs metabolized in the liver, requiring either increased or decreased dosages.

By 1972, the effects of the [[War On Drugs|Nixon War On Drugs]] had caused across-the-board shortages of illicit and licit opiates becaus ...pies of the gene for 2D6 produce high levels of CYP2D6 and will metabolize drugs through that pathway more quickly than others.

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...Health Organization]]'s "[[WHO Model List of Essential Medicines|Essential Drugs List]]", which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic healthcare sy Barbiturates are a class of drugs that act on the [[GABA A receptor|GABA_A receptor]] in the brain

...cts of inhaling it, a property that has led to its [[recreational drug use|recreational use]] as a [[dissociative]] [[anesthetic]]. It is also used as an [[Oxidizi ...3.html|author=Brecher EM|title=Consumers Union Report on Licit and Illicit Drugs, Part VI - Inhalants and Solvents and Glue-Sniffing|work=Consumer Reports M

'''[[Recreational drug use|Recreational]] uses:'''<br> ...hetic opioids like [[oxycodone]] and [[etorphine]] and some other types of drugs. Morphine can be found in low to intermediate concentrations in the Irania

...udavari>Budavari S, editor. The Merck Index: An encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals, 12th edition. Whitehouse Station: Merck</ref> ==Recreational and illicit use==

...stem]] depression.<ref name="Riss-2008"/> Diazepam has also been used as a recreational drug. ...Health Organization]]'s "[[WHO Model List of Essential Medicines|Essential Drugs List]]", which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic health care s

...= 2008| title = Buzzed : the straight facts about the most used and abused drugs from alcohol to ecstasy| pages = 107| url = http://books.google.com/?id=0Sj === Recreational drug ===

|routes_of_administration=Therapeutic: Oral<br />Recreational Abuse: Intravenous (IV), Intramuscular (IM), Insufflated, Sprinkled in etha ...[hypnotics]] on the market and it became one of the most widely prescribed drugs.

...quality and is primarily used for production of recreational and medicinal drugs. The major difference between the two types of plants is the appearance and ...title -->]</ref> and attacking marijuana usage.<ref>[http://www.a1b2c3.com/drugs/mj004.htm Marijuana Timeline<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

...elief of moderate to severe pain as an alternative to [[opioid]] analgesic drugs. Animal studies have shown that nefopam has a potentiating (analgesic-spar ...action in the prevention of shivering, which may be a side effect of other drugs used in surgery.<ref name="Alfonsi">{{cite journal | author= Alfonsi P, Ada

...risk of respiratory or cardiovascular failure as there is with many other drugs. CB₁ receptors appear to be responsible for the euphoric and ant ...en bred for high CBD content, and strains used for [[recreational drug use|recreational]] purposes are usually bred for high THC content or for a specific chemical

| journal = Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs (London, England: 2000) ...ocal seizure|partial seizures]] (effective when added to other antiseizure drugs). In 2002, an [[indication (medicine)|indication]] was added for treating [

...few [[analog (chemistry)|analogues]] of THC to have been encountered as a recreational drug sold and used in a highly pure smokable form.

== Recreational use == There is no documented evidence of Oleamide being used specifically as a recreational drug. However, it was found in large quantities in the smoking blends "Smok

...ite]], [[11-Hydroxy-THC]], which may also play a role in the analgesic and recreational effects of [[cannabis]]. ...re associated with [[Alzheimer's disease]]) better than currently-approved drugs.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Eubanks LM, Rogers CJ, Beuscher AE, ''et al.''

...or [[cigar]]-like "blunt".<ref>{{Cite web|author=United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime|year=2006|url=http://www.unodc.org/pdf/WDR_2006/wdr2006_chap2_ann {{Recreational drug use}}

...e or a gallon of milk/water. <ref name="streetdrugs">"Understanding street drugs: a handbook of substance misuse for parents, teachers and other professiona ...gular Users: Self reported drug consumption patterns and attitudes towards drugs among 1333 regular cannabis users", Atha Mathew J., 1998, Pg 49</ref>.

...edical cannabis|medicinal purposes]], and as a [[cannabis#Recreational use|recreational drug]]. Industrial [[hemp]] products are made from ''Cannabis'' plants sele ...lletin_1950-01-01_4_page003.html ''Cannabis'']. [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]]. Retrieved on 23 February 2007</ref> "At a very early period th

...ive [[chemical compound]]s known as [[cannabinoids]] that are consumed for recreational, medicinal, and spiritual purposes. When so used, preparations of flowers ( * Cultivars grown for [[medicine|medicinal]] or [[recreational drug use|recreational]] purposes. A nominal if not legal distinction is often made between indust

...93). Beliefs about the harmfulness of drug use in adults who use different drugs. ''Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27(1),'' 52-65.</ref>. This finding ...reminded of drugs, and are thus more likely to engage in the act of using drugs <ref>Ames, S., Dent, C., Stacy, A. & Sussman, S. (1996). Implicit cognition

...sed to refer to the hypodermic needles used to inject [[heroin]] and other drugs at such establishments; this may have been influenced by the secondary mean ....php?term=joint</ref> e.g. "Geoffrey", commonly used to describe a various recreational drug mixture composed in a form of a cigarette<ref>http://www.urbandictiona

...fied the [[Law enforcement agency|enforcement]] of cannabis [[prohibition (drugs)|prohibition]], while others have reduced it. ...-CNN-2001'>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= |authorlink= | title= Drugs clue to Shakespeare's genius | date=2001-03-01 | publisher=[[Turner Broadca

...'' 32: 875-891.</ref> Common ''indica'' strains for [[Cannabis consumption|recreational]] or [[Medical cannabis|medicinal]] use include [[White widow (cannabis)|Wh [[Category:Psychoactive drugs]]

...nuary 1, 2005, 180 nations belonged to the [[Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs]]. The international drug control bodies exert a powerful influence across ...was returned to Class B in January 2009[http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/drugs/drugs-law/cannabis-reclassification/].

...g as the patient is tolerant to either opioids or benzodiazepines, and the drugs are taken in the dosages prescribed and by the [[route of administration]] ...le -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul179.html The War on Drugs Is a War on Doctors by Rep. Ron Paul<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

...amorfan). While all of these are strong opioids, they are indeed different drugs. Additional confusion arises from the fact that, in a handful of countries, ...ther causes. In general, it is considered the strongest of the antitussive drugs, and was developed shortly after [[diacetylmorphine]] was removed from clin

...gesic]], [[antitussive]] and a maintenance [[drug addiction#Anti-addictive drugs|anti-addictive]] for use in patients on opioids. It was developed in [[Nazi ...methadone can block the euphoric effects of heroin, morphine, and similar drugs. As a result, properly dosed methadone patients can reduce or stop altogeth

...s significantly more dangerous than other categories of hallucinogens.<ref>Drugs and Behavior, 4th Edition, McKim, William A., ISBN 0-13-083146-8</ref><ref> ...made or tested.<ref>Itzhak Y, Kalir A, Weissman BA, Cohen S. New analgesic drugs derived from phencyclidine. ''Journal of Medicinal Chemistry''. 1981; 24(5)

...o [[hangover]] or negative after-effects (e.g. [[withdrawal]], [[Comedown (drugs)|comedown]] or [[rebound effect]]) the next day. This is consistent with th {{"|We think that drugs derived from the active ingredient could be useful for a range of diseases:

| '''[[Recreational drug use|Non-medical]] use/abuse:''' ...o known as acetaminophen) or [[ibuprofen]], often added to both discourage recreational use (as paracetamol can cause potentially fatal liver toxicity at high dose

...h medication at the time.<ref name="cesar">[http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drugs/dxm.asp Dextromethorphan (DXM) | CESAR<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> === Recreational use===

'''Purple drank''' is a [[slang]] term for a [[Recreational drug use|recreational drug]] popular in the [[hip hop]] community in the [[southern United State ...hlorpheniramine) drug description - FDA approved labeling for prescription drugs and medications at RxList |publisher=Rxlist.com |date= |accessdate=2010-01-

...some countries have intensified the enforcement of cannabis [[Prohibition (drugs)|prohibition]] while others have reduced the priority of enforcement.

==Recreational use== ...ey of the Dolls]]'', whose main characters use secobarbital and other such drugs.

...ment of the endocannabinoid system in the actions of three clinically used drugs." ''Trends Pharmacol. Sci.'' 2004 Feb;25(2):59–61.</ref> ...|title=Propofol Drug Information, Professional|publisher=[http://drugs.com drugs.com]|accessdate=2007-01-02}}</ref> Patients show great variability in their

...11/j.1530-0277.1987.tb01282.x}}</ref> It also inhibits metabolism of other drugs requiring [[oxidative metabolism]].<ref>{{cite journal | title = Inhibition ...under the [[United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances]].<ref>[http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/red.pdf

...lisher = [[eMedicine]]}}</ref> It is also used as an intoxicant ([[illegal drugs|illegally]] in many jurisdictions) or as a [[date rape drug]].<ref name="de ...childbirth but problems with its abuse potential and development of newer drugs have led to a decrease in legitimate medical use of GHB in recent times. In