Addiction

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• Pattern of compulsive drug use characterized by a continued craving for an opioid & the need to use the opioid for effects other than pain relief.

More General Terms

• psychiatric disease; behavioral disorder
• drug-seeking behavior

Additional Terms

• drug tolerance
• pseudoaddiction
• substance abuse

References

1. SAMHSA. Medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction in opioid treatment programs

addiction (psychological dependence)