Drug dependence
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Drug dependence has many definitions. One commonly use medical standard for medical terms is DSM-IV. It has a section that begins with the following text.
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- "When an individual persists in use of alcohol or other drugs despite problems related to use of the substance, substance dependence may be diagnosed. Compulsive and repetitive use may result in tolerance to the effect of the drug and withdrawal symptoms when use is reduced or stopped. This, along with Substance Abuse are considered Substance Use Disorders...." [1]
[edit] DSM-IV drug dependencies
- 303.90 Alcohol
- 304.40 Amphetamine (or amphetamine-like)
- 304.30 Cannabis
- 304.20 Cocaine
- 304.50 Hallucinogen
- 304.60 Inhalant
- 305.10 Nicotine
- 304.00 Opioid
- 304.90 Phencyclidine (or phencyclidine-like)
- 304.10 Sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic
- 304.80 Polysubstance dependence
- 304.90 Other (or unknown) substance
