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Drug misuse
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Indiscriminate use of a drug for purposes other than those for which it is intended
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Drug abuse
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Overindulgence in and dependence on a substance that has a negative impact on physiological, physiologic, and social functioning of an individual
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Drug addiction
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Complex disease of the CNS; compulsive, uncontrolled cravings for and dependence on a substance to such a degree that cessation causes severe emotional, mental, and/or physiologic reactions.
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Dependence
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Reliance on a substance that has reached the level that its absence will cause impairment in function
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Tolerance
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Decreased effect of a substance that results from repeated exposure
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Craving
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Subjective need for a substance, usually experienced after decreased use or abstinence
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Cue induced craving
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stimulated in the presence of situations previously associated with drug taking
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Abstinence
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Sustained avoidance of substance use
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Relapse
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Return to substance use during abstinence.
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Intoxication
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state of being influenced or affected by a drug or other toxic substance
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