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addiction collapse: (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"; an abnormally strong craving; being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

drug addiction collapse: an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)

habituation collapse: a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions

alcoholism collapse: habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms

dipsomania collapse: an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

habit collapse: a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"; a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order); an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"; put a habit on

inhalant collapse: a medication to be taken by inhaling it; something that is inhaled; inhaling or serving for inhalation; "an inhalant pore"

patent medicine collapse: medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription

tolerance collapse: the act of tolerating something; the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions; willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

mescaline collapse: the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons

hashish collapse: purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen

kava collapse: an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub

marijuana collapse: a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared

candy collapse: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

antidepressant collapse: any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects

hallucinogen collapse: a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences

psychedelic collapse: (of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair; "a psychedelic experience"; having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states; "a psychedelic painting"; producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis; "psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and mescaline"