| the excessive, maladaptive, or addictive use of drugs for nonmedical purposes despite social, psychological, and physical problems that may arise from such use. Abused substances include such agents as anabolic steroids, which are used by some athletes to accelerate muscular development and increase strength and which can cause heart disease... |
| In Great Britain the money market consists of a number of linked markets, all of them concentrated in London. The 12 specialist banks known as discount houses have the longest history as money market institutions; they have their origin in the London bill broker who in the early 19th century made the market in inland commercial bills. By... |
| With very few exceptions, in order for a drug to affect the function of a cell, an interaction at the molecular level must occur between the drug and some target component of the cell. In most cases the interaction consists of a loose, reversible binding of the drug molecule, although some drugs can form strong chemical bonds with their target... |
| Young people seem to find great solace in the fact that the "establishment" is a drug user. One cannot deny that many countries today are drug-oriented societies, but the implications of drug use are not necessarily the same for the as they are for the adolescent. The has already acquired some sense of identity... |
| any drug that mimics the action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. See cholinergic drug. |
