Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• substance use: The use of drugs, alcohol, or other substances.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• in tune: Agreeing in pitch; agreeing in opinion
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• poverty: State of being poor
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• address: Exact street location of a place
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• account: An advantage
• integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• staff: Employees of a company
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• workforce: The total number of working people