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A metabolite of cocaine that can be detected in urine samples. The principal metabolite of cocaine. Screening tests for cocaine determine its presence or absence.  

A chemical found in tobacco smoke.  

A colorless liquid used as a solvent for fats, resins, and other substances. Volatile liquid hydrocarbon chemical commonly used in the synthesis of dyes and various drugs. A highly flammable, volatile liquid that is the simplest member of the aromatic series of hydrocarbons. It is immiscible with water, and it dissolves fats. It is used…

A commercial preparation of an amphetamine. A member of the amphetamine family of drugs that are stimulants and appetite suppressants. A patented formulation of amphetamine.  

In management and administration, the necessary items that would otherwise require a cash outlay by the employee. For example, health insurance plan, travel allowance, and others. In insurance, a sum of money provided in an insurance policy payable for certain types of loss, or for covered services, under the terms of the policy. The benefits…

A principle that in using a drug, the probability of good effects outweighs the possibility of adverse effects, based on the premise that absolute safety in drug reactions does not exist.  

The designated person or persons who receive life insurance benefits upon the death of the insured. A person who is eligible to receive, or is receiving, benefits from an insurance policy (usually) or health maintenance organization (occasionally). Usually includes both people who have themselves contracted for benefits and their eligible dependents. The person entitled to…

Alkaline copper solution, which is blue in color. When a few drops of sugar solution or urine containing sugar are added after heating the change in color takes place. A solution used to carry out Benedict’s test. Copper sulfate dissolved in water containing sodium citrate and sodium carbonate; it is used to test for sugar…

Cramps in the abdomen and limbs due to bubbles of gas in the blood. Painful, sometimes fatal condition in which, because of a rapid drop in outside pressure, nitrogen bubbles form in the body and cause pain, disorientation, and faintness, as when a diver ascends too quickly. Treatment is by return to a higher pressure…

Slang expression for a drinking binge for several days.