drug addiction
Compulsive substance dependence
Drug addiction is a compulsive dependence on a substance despite harmful consequences.
The addicted person's brain and body have adapted to the drug, creating cravings and often physical withdrawal symptoms without it.
Addiction implies loss of control—the person continues using even when they want to stop or know it's damaging their life: Her drug addiction cost her custody of her children.
The condition is increasingly understood as a chronic brain disorder rather than a moral failing.
- substance abuseHarmful habitual intoxicant use
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- dependencyState of needing support
- narcoticAddictive sedative drug
- detoxSubstance removal process
withdrawal · harm reduction · twelve step · NA meeting · rehabilitate · opioid crisis · dopamine · heroin · habituation · tolerance · fentanyl · kick · sober living · rehab · treatment · cravings · behavioral therapy · sponsor
- disordersADHD, disorder, anxiety, dysfunction, autism
- health issuescancer, asthma, diabetes, cholera, heart disease
- addictionsubstance abuse, substance dependency, substance use disorder, alcoholism, dependency
- substance abuseabuse, alcohol abuse, substance use, substance misuse, substance dependence
- addictionsalcoholism, gambling, substance abuse, workaholism, alcohol abuse
- Mental Disordersschizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD
drug addictionsobriety
Unimpaired mental state
clean living · recovery · freedom · abstinence · self-control
drug addictionabstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
teetotalism · straight edge · clean · drug-free · recreational use
drug addictionrecovery
Regaining what was lost
wellness · health · mental health · wholeness · healthy lifestyle
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