13 relations: Addiction, Barbiturate, Cocaine, Department of Health and Social Care, Ecgonine, Heroin, Home Office, Home Secretary, Malcolm Delevingne, Morphine, Opium, Secretary of State (United Kingdom), The Guardian.
Addiction
Addiction is a brain disorder characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite adverse consequences.
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Barbiturate
A barbiturate is a drug that acts as a central nervous system depressant, and can therefore produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to death.
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Cocaine
Cocaine, also known as coke, is a strong stimulant mostly used as a recreational drug.
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Department of Health and Social Care
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a department of Her Majesty's Government, responsible for government policy on health and adult social care matters in England, along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwise devolved to the Scottish Government, Welsh Government or Northern Ireland Executive.
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Ecgonine
Ecgonine (tropane derivative) is a tropane alkaloid found naturally in coca leaves.
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Heroin
Heroin, also known as diamorphine among other names, is an opioid most commonly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.
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Home Office
The Home Office (HO) is a ministerial department of Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for immigration, security and law and order.
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Home Secretary
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, normally referred to as the Home Secretary, is a senior official as one of the Great Offices of State within Her Majesty's Government and head of the Home Office.
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Malcolm Delevingne
Sir Malcolm Delevingne (11 October 1868 – 30 November 1950) was a British civil servant who worked in the British Home Office from 1892 through his retirement in 1932.
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Morphine
Morphine is a pain medication of the opiate variety which is found naturally in a number of plants and animals.
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Opium
Opium (poppy tears, with the scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy (scientific name: Papaver somniferum).
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Secretary of State (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, a secretary of state (SofS) is a Cabinet minister in charge of a government department (though not all departments are headed by a secretary of state, e.g. HM Treasury is headed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer).
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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