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Conversations about terminology can be difficult. Language inevitably changes over time in a way that tracks the concepts relevant to the people who speak it. English as most people can fluently read today is only a couple centuries old. English actually changes pretty fast compared to other languages as a result of cultural conquests that dramatically changed the conventions of grammar and…
“The cost to society of drug abuse and drug addiction is prodigious in terms of both the direct costs and indirect costs associated with secondary medical events, social problems, and loss of productivity. In the United States alone, illicit drug use and addiction cost society 223 billion per year in 2012, and nicotine addiction costs…
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“Today addiction is generally accepted as a scientific term that describes the inevitable physiological dependence that follows the continued and heavy use of substances (such as the opiates, barbiturates, or alcohol) that have certain pharmacological properties. Nevertheless, it is clear that the conception of addiction, like the concept of drug abuse, has long been approached in an unscientific…
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“Today addiction is generally accepted as a scientific term that describes the inevitable physiological dependence that follows the continued and heavy use of substances (such as the opiates, barbiturates, or alcohol) that have certain pharmacological properties. Nevertheless, it is clear that the conception of addiction, like the concept of drug abuse, has long been approached in an unscientific…
“The cost to society of drug abuse and drug addiction is prodigious in terms of both the direct costs and indirect costs associated with secondary medical events, social problems, and loss of productivity. In the United States alone, illicit drug use and addiction cost society 223 billion per year in 2012, and nicotine addiction costs…
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Conversations about terminology can be difficult. Language inevitably changes over time in a way that tracks the concepts relevant to the people who speak it. English as most people can fluently read today is only a couple centuries old. English actually changes pretty fast compared to other languages as a result of cultural conquests that dramatically changed the conventions of grammar and…