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  1. xmlmplus_topics_2024-05-21.xml 
    https://medlineplus.gov/xml/mplus_topics_2024-05-21.xml
    ... affect the body?</h3> <p>Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. This means that it is a drug that slows down brain activity. It can change ...
  2. List of Excluded Studies - Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556254
    ... addiction: a systematic review and evaluation of pain measurement in patients with opioid dependence on methadone maintenance treatment. Current Drug Abuse Reviews. 2016;9(1):49–60. PMID: ...
  3. Results - Measures of Patient Safety Based on Hospital Administrative Data - The Patient Safety Indicators - NCBI ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK43848
    ... 21, “Complications relating to anesthetic agents and other CNS depressants”). Their definition also includes poisoning due to centrally ... 968.7] AND any diagnosis code for [active drug dependence], [active nondependent abuse of drugs] , or [self- ...