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- ANALGESIC:
- A type of drug that alleviates pain without loss of consciousness.
- HUFFING:
- Breathing mind-altering fumes from a cloth that has been soaked in a volatile substance and stuffed into the mouth.
- HYPOXIA:
- A condition in which too little oxygen reaches body tissues.
- NITRIC OXIDE:
- NO; a potentially toxic gas found both in the atmosphere and in the body in small amounts. In the body, nitric oxide helps to move oxygen to the tissues and transmit nerve impulses.
- RECREATIONAL USE:
- The casual and infrequent use of a drug or substance, often in social situations, for its pleasurable effects.
- RELAPSE:
- Term used in substance abuse treatment and recovery that refers to an addict's return to substance use and abuse following a period of abstinence or sobriety.
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