SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE

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N., Pam M.S.
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Mixture of emotional, physical and mental elements that show after prolonged use of certain substance. There is a design of repeated substance ingestion that results in tolerance, withdrawal symptoms if use is ceized.

SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE: "Example of substance dependence is heroin addiction"

Related Psychology Terms

  1. NICOTINE DEPENDENCE
  2. SEDATIVE, HYPNOTIC, OR ANXIOLYTIC DEPENDENCE
  3. PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE
  4. SUBSTANCE INTOXICATION
  5. SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL
  6. CANNABIS DEPENDENCE
  7. REVERSE TOLERANCE
  8. BATTERED-CHILD SYNDROME
  9. TREATMENT COMBINATION
  10. TOLERANCE
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/substance-dependence/ (accessed July 3, 2020).
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