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Substance

Essence; the material or necessary component of something.

A matter of substance, as distinguished from a matter of form, with respect to pleadings, affidavits, indictments, and other legal instruments, entails the essential sufficiency, validity, or merits of the instrument, as opposed to its method or style.

SUBSTANCE, evidence. That which is essential; it is used in opposition to form.
2. It is a general rule, that on any issue it is sufficient to prove the substance of the issue. For example, in a case where the defendant pleaded payment of the principal sum and all interest due, and it appeared in evidence that a gross sum was paid, not amounting to the full interest, but accepted by the plaintiff as full payment, the proof was held to be sufficient. 2 Str. 690; 1 Phil. Ev. 161.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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Taipei, Taiwan, April 10, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Regulation of New and Existing Chemical Substances Registration

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Using substances such as alcohol or prescription drugs to relax or get to sleep can seem like an easy solution when you're stressed.

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More stringent standards and a wider range of priority substances being monitored - these are the main components of an agreement reached in informal negotiations between Council, Parliament and the European Commission.

WATER QUALITY : AGREEMENT ON MORE STRINGENT STANDARDS FOR PRIORITY SUBSTANCES

Middle- and high-school students who bully their classmates are more likely than others to use substances such as cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana, finds a study published in Addictive Behaviors.

Bullies are more likely to partake

According to Broackes, Aristotle claims that white exists in individual white things but would not exist if those primary substances did not.

Philosophy of substance: a historical perspective

An adolescent or young adult may abuse substances in order to self-medicate after incurring a brain injury.

Traumatic brain injury and substance abuse

More substances are expected be added to the list by the European Chemicals Agency (echa.europa.eu) and EU Member States.

REACH now a reality

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DRiNK TWO 6 PACK clarifies substance use: some patients can have substance-related adverse social consequences for a long time without developing dependence

These regulations require the development and implementation of environmental emergency plans for 174 substances with associated thresholds that, if released to the environment as a result of an environmental emergency, may harm human health or environmental quality.

Proposed amendments for environmental emergency

The study explored the socio-demographic factors, factors related to the initiation of substance use, types of substances used, co-morbid health and psychiatric conditions, healthcare utilisation and hurdles to accessing healthcare among people who use psychoactive substances in a treatment facility.