Drug addiction

Introduction: Drug addiction

Description of Drug addiction

Drug addiction (medical condition): Addiction to any of various illicit drugs....more »

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Drug abuse:
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Drug addiction: state of heavy dependence on any drug, including alcohol; sometimes defined as physical dependence but usually also including emotional dependence, i.e., compulsive or pathological drug use.
Source: CRISP

Drug addiction: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Drug addiction:

• Drug
• Drug symptoms (36 causes)
• Addiction (42 causes)
• Addiction symptoms (42 causes)
• State
• Dependence
• Alcohol
• Alcohol symptoms (19 causes)
• Physical

Drug addiction as a Disease

Drug addiction: Another name for Drug abuse (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Drug abuse
  »Symptoms of Drug abuse
  »Causes of Drug abuse
  »Treatments for Drug abuse

Drug addiction: Related Diseases

Drug addiction: Drug addiction is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Chemical addiction
• Behavioral disorders
• Adolescent conditions
• Youth risk behavior
• Psychological disorders
• Psychiatric disorders
• Mental health conditions
• Drug-related conditions

Causes of Drug addiction

Some of the causes of Drug addiction are included in the list below:

• Psychological disorders - Some people use drug abuse to deny, cope with, or hide an underlying psychological disorder:
  • Depression
  • Schizophrenia
• Myoclonic dystonia - alcohol abuse
• Alcoholism - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

See full list of 25 causes of Drug addiction (Drug abuse)

Symptoms of Drug addiction (Drug abuse)

Some of the symptoms of Drug addiction incude:

• Mental changes
• Behavior changes
• Appetite changes
• Secrecy
• Isolation

Read more about symptoms of Drug addiction (Drug abuse)

Treatments for Drug addiction (Drug abuse)

Treatments for Drug addiction (Drug abuse) include:

• Drug treatment programs
• Supportive care and treatments
  • Job counseling and training
  • Legal assistance
  • Literacy training

See full list of 14 treatments for Drug addiction

Treatment of Drug addiction: For more treatment information about Drug addiction, see treatment of Drug abuse (Drug addiction)

Drug addiction: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Drug addiction:

• prescription medication
• over the counter drugs
• recreational drugs
• drug abuse
• cocaine
• cannabis
• amphetamine
• ecstasy
• LSD
• marijuana

Terms associated with Drug addiction:

Broader terms for Drug addiction

• pharmacology
• substance abuse related disorder

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Drug addiction:

• antisocial personality
• narcotic

Source: CRISP

The description of Drug addiction may also be used for the following terms:

• drug dependence

Source: CRISP

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