Preferred Label : Drug Dependence;
NCIt synonyms : Chemical Dependence;
NCIt definition : Drug dependence - replaced the term drug addiction and is defined as a state, psychic
and sometimes also physical, resulting from the interaction between a living organism
and a drug, characterized by behavioral and other responses that always include a
compulsion to take the drug on a continuous or periodic basis in order to experience
its psychic effects, and sometimes to avoid the discomfort of its absence. Tolerance
may or may not be present. A person may be dependent on more than one drug.;
Origin ID : C3894;
UMLS CUI : C1510472;
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