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Def: 1.the acute state of physical and cognitive impairment caused by drinking alcohol or being exposed to a psychoactive drug
Example: Intoxication typically has both physical and mental effects ( difficulties with controlling movement, mood changes, impairment of cognitive skills, impaired judgment, impaired impulse control, and changes in interpreting your surroundings or the behavior
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Def: 2.poisoning, the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
Example: CO intoxication is the most frequently reported poisoning in Western developed countries.
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'Intoxication' is a formal word.
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alcohol intoxication
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drug intoxication
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carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication
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