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addict
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AddictDépendantQ-Code supplementary keywords
harm reductionréduction des risquesQ-Code scope note
a person who is dependent on drugs or certain activities, and who experiences symptoms and shows signs if these are discontinued.(Woncadic)une personne qui est dépendante de la drogue ou de certaines activités, et qui éprouve des symptômes et montre des signes si ceux-ci sont abandonnées. (Woncadic)Q-Code conceptual content
Addiction ; is defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. (NIDA)Addiction Medicine ; A medical specialty focused on the diagnosis and treatment of ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR disorders, including SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS and IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; and the management of co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions (MeSH 2018)Behavior, Addictive; The observable, measurable, and often pathological activity of an organism that portrays its inability to overcome a habit resulting in an insatiable craving for a substance or for performing certain acts. The addictive behavior includes the emotional and physical overdependence on the object of habit in increasing amount or frequency.(MeSH)Drug Users ; People who take drugs for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. The drugs may be legal or illegal, but their use often results in adverse medical, legal, or social consequences for the users.(MeSH)Vaping ; The act of inhaling and exhaling vapors produced from ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES.CISMeF synonym
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Gordon AJ, Bertholet N, McNeely J, Starrels JL, Tetrault JM, Walley AY. 2013 Update in addiction medicine for the generalist. Addiction science & clinical practice. 2013; 8: 18. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24499640
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