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WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

global supply chain: the network of manufacturers and shippers that supply customers with products like coffee, electronics, and clothing socioeconomic: refers to the complex factors that affect social and economic life factors, including things like gender, race, and economic class synthesized: in this context, this term means pulling a substance from a larger source and creating a concentrated form that can be used in various products therapeutic: any process related to healing or recovery, which may refer to medicine-based therapy or any other treatment that manages a person’s health problems withdrawal: a common adverse experience that occurs when someone with a physical and/or mental addiction tries to quit using a substance; withdrawal symptoms often create nausea, discomfort, or even pain

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