Isdrug addictionand drug abuse the same thing? Can one abuse drugs and not be addicted? Well…to abuse something means to treat it or use it in a way, usually bad, that it’s not supposed to be. Addiction means to feel like something HAS to be done or had. ...
drug addiction and drug abuse, chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Traditional definitions of addiction, with their criteria of physical dependence and withdrawal (and often an underlying tenor of depravity ...
(redirected from drug addiction and drug abuse)Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia. ad·dic·tion (ə-dĭk′shən) n. 1. a. A condition involving use of a substance, such as a drug or alcohol, or engagement in a behavior, such as gambling, in which a person has...
Social risk factors for drug abuse and addictioninclude male gender, being between the ages of 18 and 44 Native-American heritage, unmarried marital status, and lower socioeconomic status. According to statistics by state, people residing in the West tend to be at a somewhat higher risk for ch...
Signs of Addiction You may have one or more of these warning signs: An urge to use the drug every day, or many times a day Taking more drugs than you want to, and for longer than you thought you would Always having the drug with you, and buying it even if you can’t afford it ...
are at higher risk of developing drug abuse and addiction disorders. In addition to poverty, examples of such negative events include lack of parental supervision, the presence of parental substance abuse, witnessingdomestic violence, or being the victim of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse....
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Drugs have been used, misused and abused throughout the course of human history. Addiction is a chronic relapsing condition characterized by compulsive drug seeking behaviour and consumption, loss of control in limiting consumption and drug dependence typified by withdrawal symptoms when access to the...
A GROUP of articles in this issue of theArchivesfocuses on drug abuse and addiction. Most of these articles deal with treatment in one aspect or another. In aggregate, they are a bit like a cafeteria, providing a sampling of some of the most important and difficult issues facing the field...
The United States is stuck in its drug abuse metaphors and in polarized arguments about them. Everyone has an opinion. One side insists that we must control supply, the other that we must reduce demand. People see addiction as either a d... ALAN I. LESHNER - 《Issues in Science & Techn...