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drug In medicine, any substance used to diagnose, prevent or treat disease or aid recovery from injury. Although many drugs are still obtained from natural sources, scientists are continually developing synthetic drugs which work on target cells or microorganisms. Such drugs include
antibiotics. Some drugs interfere in physiological processes, such as anti-coagulants which render the blood less prone to clotting. Drugs also may be given to make good some deficiency, such as hormone preparations which compensate for an underactive gland.
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Drug involvement, lifestyles, and criminal activities among probationers
Magazine article from: Journal of Drug Issues; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...a significant numberof drug offenders were involved in both the use and sale of drugs, which, in essence...deviant lifestyles. THE DRUG-CRIME CONNECTION Although...positive correlation between drugs and crime, the extent...relationship is unclear. Some drug users are regularly involved...
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Drug makers raise prices before health care legislation takes effect; Awaiting health plan, Americans pay more ; Wholesale drug prices have increased about 9 percent in past year
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 11/17/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...name prescription drugs by about 9 percent...analysts. Although drug makers have promised...name prescription drugs by about 9 percent...billion to America's drug bill, which is on...cost of many popular drugs has risen even faster...blockbuster asthma drug, at a wholesale price...
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Drug-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction: The Definitive, One-Stop Resource On Preclinical Drug Evaluation For Potential Mitochondrial Toxicity.
M2 Presswire; 11/5/2009; 700+ words
; ...2009-Research and Markets: Drug-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction...Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis in Drug Toxicity Screening (Edward...Mitochondrial Toxicity of Antiviral Drugs: A Challenge to Accurate Diagnosis...Development of Animal Models of Drug-Induced Mitochondrial Toxicity...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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DRUG WAR POLICIES, VOWS MOSTLY JUST MORE HOT AIR.(Local)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 6/14/1998; 700+ words
; ...assault in the war on drugs with a coordinated...ended a three-day drug summit in New York...supply of illicit drugs has increased and...Most experts say the drug war is lost. And...Office of National Drug Control Policy that...billion on illegal drugs in 1995 compared with...
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Drug-drug interactions in oncology: implications for general practice.(Clinical pharmacology)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: CME: Your SA Journal of CPD; 2/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...relevance of anticancer drug interactions to general...Although anticancer drugs are generally prescribed...epithelium may affect drug absorption. Pharmacodynamic...interactions may occur when drugs have similar methods...patients on anticancer drugs, drug interactions should...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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DRUG-TESTING PROGRAM COMES UP NEGATIVE AT MUNSTER HIGH
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 6/7/1991; 652 words
; ...controversial year-old drug-testing program are...students tested were taking drugs or drinking alcohol...which appear to show that drug use among Munster High...have thought about using drugs or alcohol were deterred by the random drug-testing program...
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Drug Design of Zinc-Enzyme Inhibitors: Functional, Structural, and Disease Applications.
M2 Presswire; 9/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...Ltd's new report "Drug Design of Zinc-Enzyme...informationrelevant to the design of drugs targeting zinc enzymes...Applications for Sulfonamide Drugs (Daniela Vullo...Supuran). 7. Drug Design of Carbonic...Anhydrases as Novel Drugs for Gastroduodenal...and Their Impact on Drug Design ...
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Dutch drug policy in a European context
Magazine article from: Journal of Drug Issues; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...policies on issues like drugs. The drug policies of the Netherlands...recreational and medical drugs. *Priority is given...other than cannabis) drug trafficking. *The...resolve aspects of the drug problem other than the trafficking of drugs is emphasized. The...
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Worker drug use and workplace drug-testing programs: Results from the 1994 national house-hold survey on drug abuse
Magazine article from: Contemporary Drug Problems; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...remain unknown. Workplace drug-testing programs have...that test employees for drugs increased from 22% in...reduction in positive drug tests simply reflects...likely to use illicit drugs compared with earlier...Irrespective of the trends, drug testing is part of the...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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DRUG LAWS' LEGACY AT CORE OF DEBATE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/21/1998; 700+ words
; ...struggling with a growing drug scourge, mandated Dinkle...the get-tough-on-drugs laws are at the center...wane, they say, and the drug laws are part of the reason...solutions to an increasing drug trade that was ravaging...deter people from using drugs, and get dealers off...
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Drug Allergies/Sensitivities
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
...side effects of the drug itself. Some children...allergic or sensitive to drugs that are not harmful...allergic reactions to drugs usually are independent of the amount of drug that is administered...similar drugs. These drugs cause 97 percent of all deaths from drug ...
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Illicit Drugs
Book article from: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illicit Drugs
...WHO USES ILLICIT DRUGS? The 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health...current illicit drug users in their population...WHICH ILLICIT DRUGS ARE USED MOST FREQUENTLY...another illicit drug. Only one-quarter...used illicit drugs but did not use...
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Nutrient-Drug Interactions
Book article from: Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
...happens in the body when a drug is taken in order to better...between nutrients and drugs. The action of a drug taken orally generally...the effectiveness of the drug. Aspirin Anti-inflammatory...large amounts of these drugs will cause a loss of Vitamin...
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Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
...suffering from chronic effects of drug use — situations that...S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administra-Tion...surveillance system for new drugs of abuse. Since 1980, the...by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and, more recently...
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Drug Interaction and the Brain
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
DRUG INTERACTION AND THE BRAIN When two or more drugs are taken at the same...concentrations of the drug. The renal (kidney) excretion of drugs that are weak acids...response of a given drug. For example, if two drugs are agonists for the...
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