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The area below the trochanter.  

Mixing colors by subtracting one set of wavelengths from another set.  

A substance  in a food that is often an imitation of another food substance, nutritionally equivalent to the real substance that the substitute is imitating.  

Any behavior that provides indirect or symbolic satisfaction of a need.  

Beneath the sternum.  

Disorders in which drugs such as alcohol and cocaine are abused to such an extent that behavior becomes pathologically impaired, social and occupational functioning are disrupted, and control of abstinence becomes impossible. Substance use disorder is a condition characterized by an individual’s escalating need for a drug or alcohol, surpassing their intended consumption. It entails…

Studies to determine whether adequate information on the health effects of each listed substance is available. The purpose of the program is to supply the informational needs of the agency regarding health assessments.  

A physical disorder that is a direct result of a substance’s physiological effects on the central nervous system.  

A form of substance use that involves a physiological dependence on the drug and a withdrawal syndrome should drug use be suddenly terminated for an extended period of time.  

Drug abuse characterized by impairment in occupational or social functioning caused by a pattern of long-term pathological use. The misuse or excessive use of drugs, alcohol or other substances for pleasure or to satisfy addiction, which often causes health, emotional or social problems for the user. A general term encompassing alcohol abuse, drug abuse, solvent…