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Cognitive: Pertaining to the mental process of thought, including perception, reasoning, intuition and memory

Cognitive function: Ability to concentrate and memorize facts

Narcolepsy: A disorder that causes excessive sleepiness during the day and frequent and uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep.

Stimulant: Stimulates (temporarily arouses or accelerates) physiological activity of an organ or organ system.

Withdrawal: The physical or psychological state experienced when substances are withdrawn from an addicted person

Depression: Mental state of low mood commonly associated with feelings of sadness, emptiness, despair or loss of interest in life or worldly matters.

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