Dependence and addiction are two different things. A person can be dependent on a drug, such as an opioid, without being addicted to it.
Dependence and addiction are two different things. A person can be dependent on a drug, such as an opioid, without being addicted to it.
Drug Addiction. A.N. Mead, in Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience, 2024 Drug Addiction. While specific definitions of drug addiction (or substance dependence) vary, there is general agreement regarding the factors that are typical of the addicted or dependent individual.
Addiction is not the same thing as dependence. A person can depend on a harmful substance without being addicted to it. Those dependent on drugs and alcohol
Long-term abuse of the drug can lead to physical dependence and addiction. Individuals who become dependent upon or addicted to the drug may experience
Addiction is not the same thing as dependence. A person can depend on a harmful substance without being addicted to it. Those dependent on drugs and alcohol
But the drug has addictive properties that can cause dependence or addiction. Luckily, treatment can help people with codeine dependence overcome drug abuse.
Xanax vs. Zoloft: Addiction and Dependence. Xanax is classified as a Schedule IV drug and may cause dependence and addiction if it is misused.
addiction and dependence. Dependence is when your body becomes physically and chemically used to your ingestion of the drug. Addiction is when you
Is this really plausible? Massive addiction and dependence on drugs her whole life... almost seems like another scam on her part... Maybe someone who better understands drug dependence can clarify the real-world plausibility of her problem...
Perhaps the bigger problem is if we accept the plot-ploy of the addiction as viable. Then we're left with the magic redemption tale... - She stops the drugs and 'Poof' she's all better now.
Sure he was hurt.. and mad... but she's got a good excuse... it wasn't my fault I'll be good from now on - and you can believe it because I've gotten over my addiction... the drugs made me do it So his other loved ones will simply ignore his happiness and good health and railroad him into a RAAC.
I'm actually OK with reconciliations (see Ari by ohio or Dilemma by Joesephus -which has a hint of potential rec), but I do find RAAC plots tiresome.
-- do we get to see characters evolve? or will a reconciliation be forced and feel ... 'unclean' or (even more likely in this story) 'unhealthy'. She feels bad but we have no evidence she knows what really wrong yet. He's firmly committed as she describes him, he'd been slow and deliberate; he was a man slow to act but firmly committed once he had. If we're to see these characters evolve, there's a heck of a lot of development yet to come...