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Effects Of Drug Abuse On The Family
Health Encyclopedia: Drug Abuse And Dependence
Drug dependence (addiction) is compulsive use of a substance despite negative consequences which can be severe; drug abuse is simply excessive use of a drug or use of a drug for purposes for which it was not medically intended.
Physical dependence on a substance (needing a drug to function) is not necessary or sufficient to define addiction. There are some substances that don't cause addiction but do cause physical dependence (for example, some blood pressure medications) an...
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Opioids: Addiction vs. Dependence
...American Pain Society Web site: http://www.ampainsoc.org/advocacy/opioids2.htm The National Institute on Drug Abuse. Addiction vs Dependence. Retrieved December 1, 2008 from Our Chronic Pain... Read more »Understanding Chronic Pain
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