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  • Ventral tegmental area (VTA): The group of dopamine-containing neurons that make up a key part of the brain reward system. These neurons extend axons to the nucleus accumbens and the prefrontal cortex. [5]
  • Vertigo: The sensation of dizziness.
  • Vesicle: A membranous sac within an axon terminal that stores and releases neurotransmitter. [5]
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  1. National Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDA Research Report-Marijuana Abuse, Glossary
    http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Marijuana/Marijuana6.html#glossary:
    NIH Pub. No. 02-3859. Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. October 2002.
  2. National Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDA Research Report-Steroid Abuse and Addiction, Glossary
    http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Steroids/anabolicsteroids5.html#glossary:
    NIH Pub. No. 00-3721. Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Printed 1991. Reprinted 1994, 1996. Revised April 2000.
  3. National Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDA Research Report-Nicotine Addiction, Glossary
    http://www.drugabuse.gov/researchreports/nicotine/nicotine5.html#glossary:
    NIH Pub. No. 01-4342. Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Printed July, 1998. Reprinted August 2001.
  4. National Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDA Research Report-Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs, Glossary
    http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/hallucinogens/halluc5.html:
    NIH Pub. No. 01-4209. Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Printed March 2001.
  5. National Institute on Drug Abuse. The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction, Glossary
    http://www.drugabuse.gov/Curriculum/HSCurriculum.html:
    NIH Pub. No. 00-4871. Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Printed 2000.
  6. National Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDA Research Report- Cocaine Abuse and Addiction, Glossary
    http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Cocaine/cocaine5.html#glossary:
    NIH Pub. No. 99-4342, Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Printed May 1999. Revised November 2004
  7. National Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDA InfoFacts- Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
    http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/ritalin.html:
  8. National Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDA InfoFacts: Drug Abuse and AIDS
    http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/drugabuse.html:
  9. National Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDA Research Report- Inhalants Abuse
    http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Inhalants/:
    NIH Pub. No. 00-3818, Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Printed 1994, Reprinted 1996, 1999. Revised July, 2000, Revised 2005