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Typing abstinence into the search box retrieves the
following:
1. abstinence
The term refers to the act of refraining from alcohol or other drug
use, whether for health, personal, religious, moral, legal, or other
reasons. Those who practise abstinence from alcohol are termed "abstainers", "total
abstainers", or-in a more old-fashioned formulation-"teetotallers".
The term "current abstainer", often used in population
surveys, is usually defined as a person who has not drunk an alcoholic
beverage in the preceding twelve months; this definition does not
necessarily coincide with a respondent's self-description as an abstainer.
There is one term in the Glossary that is a match for the search term abstinence.
A definition for the term follows.
If more than one term in the glossary matches a search query, multiple
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Example
Typing harm reduction into the search box retrieves
the following:
1. harm minimization
The term refers to the act of refraining from alcohol or other drug
use, whether for health, personal, religious, moral, legal, or
other reasons. Those who practise abstinence from alcohol are termed "abstainers", "total
abstainers", or-in a more old-fashioned formulation-"teetotallers".
The term "current abstainer", often used in population
surveys, is usually defined as a person who has not drunk an alcoholic
beverage in the preceding twelve months; this definition does not
necessarily coincide with a respondent's self-description as an
abstainer.
See Reference: harm
reduction
2. harm reduction
In the context of alcohol or other drugs, describes policies or programs
that focus directly on reducing the harm resulting from the use
of alcohol or drugs. The term is used particularly of policies
or programmes that aim to reduce the harm without necessarily affecting
the underlying drug use; examples includes needle/syringe exchanges
to counteract needle-sharing among heroin users, and self-inflating
airbags in automobiles to reduce injury in accidents, especially
as a result of drinking-driving. Harm reduction strategies thus
cover a wider range than the dichotomy of supply reduction and
demand reduction.
Two terms in the Glossary match the search query harm reduction.
The first term, harm minimization is a synonym for harm
reduction, and the second item displayed is the exact term
sought for with a definition provided.
When one encounters a synonym for a term, as in harm minimization,
users should click on the See Reference blue hyperlink to
be brought to the preferred term name.
Example
1. harm minimization
See Reference: harm
reduction
Clicking on harm
reduction will bring you to the preferred term and definition.
1. harm reduction
In the context of alcohol or other drugs, describes policies or programs
that focus directly on reducing the harm resulting from the use
of alcohol or drugs. The term is used particularly of policies
or programmes that aim to reduce the harm without necessarily affecting
the underlying drug use; examples includes needle/syringe exchanges
to counteract needle-sharing among heroin users, and self-inflating
airbags in automobiles to reduce injury in accidents, especially
as a result of drinking-driving. Harm reduction strategies thus
cover a wider range than the dichotomy of supply reduction and
demand reduction.
Additional information, such as a link to a page outside of the GRN
may be provided for a term.
Example
1. Abacavir
Abacavir sulfate, also known as Ziagen or ABC, is a type of antiretroviral
drug called a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI).
NRTIs block reverse transcriptase, a protein that HIV needs to
make more copies of itself. Abacavir was approved by the FDA on
December 17, 1998, for use with other antiretroviral drugs in the
treatment of HIV infection in adults and children 3 months of age
or older. Abacavir does not cure or prevent HIV infection or AIDS
and does not reduce the risk of passing the virus to other people.
Abacavir has also been combined with the antiretroviral drugs lamivudine
and zidovudine in a single tablet called Trizivir.
Click here for more information
Clicking on "Click here for more information" will direct the user to
the Medline Plus drug information page for the drug Abacavir.
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