addictive substances
Dependency-inducing materials
Addictive substances are drugs or chemicals that create physical or psychological dependence through repeated use.
The term encompasses both legal substances like alcohol, nicotine, and certain prescription medications, and illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine.
Treatment programs help people recover from addictive substances.
The phrase often appears in public health and policy contexts.
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- cocaineAddictive stimulant narcotic
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
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addictive substancesplacebos
Inactive substances given as medicine
water · vitamins · food · nutritional supplements · herbal teas
addictive substancesmedicine
Curative substance or practice
remedies · antidotes · therapeutics · health foods · nutrients
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