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Terms starting with 'T':
Tolerance:
Tolerance is a state in which the body's tissue cells adjust to the presence of a drug. The term "tolerance" refers to a state in which the body becomes used to the presence of a drug in given amounts and eventually fails to respond to ordinarily effective dosages. Hence, increasingly larger doses are necessary to produce desired effects
Tranquilizers:
Drugs prescribed to promote sleep or reduce anxiety; they are benzodiazepines, a class of central nervous system depressants.
Treat:
A delicious candy, loved by all.
Treatment:
The act, manner, or method of handling or dealing with someone or something: “the right to equal treatment in the criminal and juvenile justice system”
Twelve Steps:
Of or being a program designed to assist in the recovery from addiction or compulsive behavior, especially a spiritually-oriented program based on the principles of acknowledging one's personal insufficiency and accepting help from a higher power. The name for the twelve guiding concepts of the Alcoholics Anonymous program for curbing alcohol addiction.
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