Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• check out
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• such as: For example; like
• in terms of
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• by all accounts: According to what everyone says; reportedly
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• insomnia: Inability to sleep for many nights
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• initially: At first; originally
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• require: To demand that someone does something
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• nutshell: Shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
• physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
• marijuana: Illegal drug that is made from hemp
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• overdose: To take too many drugs, so that you might die
• person: Man, woman or child
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• recreational: Being done for pleasure
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• degradation: Reduction in quality or character
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• median: Being in the middle or average
• heroin: A highly addictive drug, a derivative of morphine