Withdrawal symptoms vary with the substance, but some symptoms may include increased heart rate, shaking, insomnia, fatigue, and irritability. Substance abuse is continued use of a substance in spite of school-or work-related or interpersonal problems, but the user has not gotten dependent on the substance.The individual who abuses a substance may experience legal problems and may have problems fulfilling responsibilities, such as caring for a child.ithdrawal symptoms vary with the substance, but some symptoms may include increased heart rate, shaking, insomnia, fatigue, and irritability. Substance abuse is continued use of a substance in spite of school-or work-related or interpersonal problems, but the user has not gotten dependent on the substance.
ton. n. 1. A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (0.907 metric ton or 907.18 kilograms). Also called net ton, short ton. 2. A unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds (1.016 metric tons or 1,016.05 kilograms). Also called long ton. 3. A metric ton.
Gross tonnage. Gross tonnage is calculated by measuring a ship's volume (from keel to funnel, to the outside of the hull framing) and applying a mathematical formula. Gross tonnage (often abbreviated as GT, G.T. or gt) is a nonlinear measure of a ship's overall internal volume. Gross tonnage is different from gross register tonnage. Neither gross tonnage nor gross register tonnage should be confused with measures of mass or weight such as deadweight tonnage or displacement.