Glossary D

Glossary D

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) refers to a federal law enforcement agency which investigates drug offenses.

Drug expectancy is defined as a person’s anticipation of or belief about what he or she will experience upon taking a drug

Drug interaction refers to a combined effect of two (2) drugs that exceeds the addition of one drug's effects to the other.

Drug potency is defined as the minimum effective dose of a drug

Drug Testing refers to drug screening of employees, sportsmen, etc that needed to be tested for using drugs; it is a tests that indicate whether an applicant for employment or sportsmen has recently used a drug.

Drug tolerance refers to a reduction in the body's response to a drug.

Drug-defined crimes refer to violations of laws prohibiting or regulating the possession, use, or distribution of illegal drugs.

Drug-Free Workplace Act refers to an act that requires federal contractors to maintain a drug-free workplace.