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What Is the Current Medical Definition of “addiction?” (More)?
Question by DLM: What is the current medical definition of “addiction?” (more)?
Also, does the definition differ from one substance to another, or in the case of gambling or other behaviors, where there is no chemical dependency, is there a separate definition for those as well?
I am just curious about the “umbrella” that the word addiction covers in the medical world, versus common everyday ‘people-talk’ use of the word. The more specifics you can provide, the better.
Best answer:
Answer by John de Witt
You’ll want a DSM-IV for all the definitions you’d ever care to look at.
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
Know the signs of addiction – Livingston County News
This nationwide problem, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the fastest growing drug epidemic of our times. Deaths related to the abuse of prescription painkillers are higher than those attributed to heroin and cocaine … Read more on The Livingston County News
Southwest Virginia Tops the Charts in Drug Abuse
Southwest Virginia tops the charts in drug abuse
Abuse of prescription drugs is at crisis proportions in the United States according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. "Prescription drugs have been a problem for a long time, especially in southwest Virginia," said Bristol, Virginia … Read more on WCYB
Kris Kross Rapper Chris Kelly's Family Speaks On His "Extensive History Of …
1 on the US charts and featured the single "Jump", which stayed on top of the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. Chris' family is now confirming that he used drugs the night before his death and that he had an "extensive history of drug abuse." His … Read more on Hollywire
Prescription Addictions Are Destructive to Lives – Livingston County News
Prescription addictions are destructive to lives – Livingston County News
True addiction to a drug is defined by Dr. Fishman as a chronic disease that causes the compulsive use of a drug that produces harm or dysfunction, and its continued use despite that dysfunction. A truly addicted person spends much of their time trying … Read more on The Livingston County News
Herbal Remedy
America has a painkiller problem: according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prescription drug abuse has become an epidemic, with opioid medications involved in 14,800 overdose deaths in 2008 — more than cocaine and heroin combined … Read more on Sports On Earth
'Clean,' by David Sheff
Sheff says that drug addiction is a disease as defined by Stedman's Medical Dictionary, since it causes “anatomic alterations” to the brain that result in “cognitive deficits” and other symptoms. But isn't drug use an act of free will, distinguishing … Read more on New York Times
Prescription Drug Abuse Affects Central Michigan – Gladwin County Record
Prescription drug abuse affects Central Michigan – Gladwin County Record
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Prescription drug abuse affects Central Michigan
Gladwin County Record GLADWIN COUNTY – Every day, 2,500 teenagers nationwide use a prescription drug to get high for the first time. They are accessing these drugs in the comfort of home; it can be as easy as opening a cupboard, drawer, or medicine cabinet. In central … |
Bills could aid drug abuse fight – Huntington Herald Dispatch
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Bills could aid drug abuse fight
Huntington Herald Dispatch HUNTINGTON — Two bills pending in the W.Va. House of Delegates would add new tools in the fight against prescription drug abuse if passed before the legislative session adjourns April 13, according to Sen. Evan Jenkins, D-Cabell. Senate Bills 10 and … |
LCO Tribe Battles Prescription Drug Abuse – WDIO-TV
LCO Tribe Battles Prescription Drug Abuse – WDIO-TV
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LCO Tribe Battles Prescription Drug Abuse
WDIO-TV Over 70 people listened to a panel of experts explain the issue of prescription drug abuse in Hayward on Saturday, but the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe knows the deadly consequences all too well. Tribal Chairman Gordon Thayer said the abuse has been a … |
Drug abuse affects newborns – Chronicle-Tribune
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Drug abuse affects newborns
Chronicle-Tribune Two to four days after some mothers finish giving birth at Marion General Hospital, their babies begin a struggle to overcome dependence on a drug they never chose to take. Laura Spaulding, a registered nurse at MGH, has seen first-hand the … |
MANCHESTER: County officials discuss prescription drug abuse at symposium – Heritage Newspapers
MANCHESTER: County Officials Discuss Prescription Drug Abuse at Symposium – Heritage Newspapers
MANCHESTER: County officials discuss prescription drug abuse at symposium – Heritage Newspapers
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MANCHESTER: County officials discuss prescription drug abuse at symposium
Heritage Newspapers When it comes to prescription drug abuse and youth, most kids are not doctor shopping or getting pills from emergency rooms. Most are getting the pills from their friends or stealing pills from their parents or family members' medicine cabinets Continued. |
Indiana police battle prescription drug abuse – Evansville Courier & Press
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Indiana police battle prescription drug abuse
Evansville Courier & Press In this March 22, 2013 photo, Columbus Police Department Detective Chris Couch stands with a display of prescription drugs – some confiscated and some surrendered – at the station in Columbus, Ind. Columbus police acknowledge that the fight against … |
Growing Danger Of Prescription Drug Abuse – KELOLAND TV