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When plants produce an organic compound, it is called an alkaloid. Morphine is an alkaloid, derived from opium poppies.

This state of psychosis can persist for weeks or even months after the drug has been withdrawn.  It so closely resembles the symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia that it has been speculated that the two conditions have the same underlying chemical basis in the brain.

This is a state where a loss of sensation and/or loss of consciousness occurs There are two types of anaesthesia: 1 - Local anaesthesia, where a loss of sensation occurs, and 2. General anaesthesia - where a loss of consciousness occurs if under general anaesthesia....

An anaesthetic is a drug that produces loss of sensation and consciousness.

An analgesic is medication or drugs that relieve pain. This includes all drug types intended for pain relief, from paracetamol to morphine.

Anonymity is a spiritual principle that is a key part of 12 Step programmes such as AA (Alcoholics Anonymous). Anonymity encourages a state of privacy, and the withholding of personal details from public view in order to keep the identity of members private and to...

Anorexia is the loss of appetite for food whereas anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder; a disease where the sufferer is obsessed with weight loss and dieting. It has been proven that an anorexic thinks about food almost 100% of the time, as the drastic loss of...

Antabuse is a common name for Disulfiram is a white to off-white, odourless, and almost tasteless powder, soluble in water, which causes a sever reaction if alcohol is also subsequently consumed. This was the first drug ever approved for treating problem drinkers.