The brain adapts to use of alcohol and
some other drugs in such a way that symptoms may result when the substance is reduced or discontinued,
leading to diagnosis of this Substance-Related
Disorder. This
varies in dangerousness from no detectable symptoms to extreme discomfort associated with
opiate withdrawal to sometimes life threatening alcohol Withdrawal Delirium.
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A. The development of a substance-specific syndrome due to the cessation of (or reduction in) substance use that has been heavy and prolonged.
B. The substance-specific syndrome causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
C. The symptoms are not due to a general medical condition and are not better accounted for by another mental disorder.
Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth Edition. Copyright 1994 American
Psychiatric Association
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Associated with these drugs: alcohol,
amphetamine-like, cocaine, inhalants, nicotine, opioids,
sedatives, hypnotics Also:
abstinence syndrome,
discontinuation syndrome
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