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Chp 23 Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abstinence Syndrome | A constellation of physiologic changes undergone by people who have become physically dependent on a drug or chemical who are abruptly deprived of that substance |
| Addiction | Addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug-seeking use despite complications or negative consequences |
| Substance Use Disorder | Occurs when the recurrent use of alcohol and/or drugs causes clinically and functionally significant impairment |
| Enabling | The behavior of family or friends who associate with the addict that results in continued substance use disorder |
| Habituation | Physiologic tolerance to or psychological dependence on a drug |
| Misuse | Use of a drug for a disease state in a way considered inappropriate |
| Physical/physiologic Dependence | The state in which the drug is necessary for the continued functioning of certain body processes |
| Psychologic Dependence | The state in which, following withdrawal of a drug, there are manifestations of emotional abnormalities and drug-seeking behavior |
| Relapse | Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop |
| Tolerance | With repeated dosing the dose of a drug must be increased to obtain the same effect |
| Withdrawl | The constellation of symptoms, as specified in the DSM-5, that occurs when a physically dependent person stops taking the drug |