Medications for Drug Dependence
Other names: Drug Abuse; Drug Addiction
About Drug Dependence: Drug dependence means that a person needs a drug to function normally. Withdrawal symptoms will occur if the drug is stopped suddenly.
Topics under Drug Dependence
- Opiate Dependence (29 drugs in 5 topics)
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Micromedex® Care Notes
- Barbiturate Abuse
- Benzodiazepine Abuse
- Caffeine Use And Athletic Performance
- Cannabis Abuse
- Cocaine Abuse
- Methamphetamine Abuse
- Narcotic Abuse
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Opioid Dependence
- Opioid Withdrawal
Drugs.com Health Center
- Commonly Abused Drugs and Substances
- Blood Doping: Lance Armstrong & Pro Cycling
- Bath Salts
- Cocaine
- Ecstasy
- GHB
- Heroin
- Ketamine
- LSD
- Marijuana
- MDMA
- Opium
- PCP (Phencyclidine)
- Rohypnol
- Speed (methamphetamine)
- Synthetic Marijuana (Spice or K2)
- Cannabis
- Hashish
- Mescaline
- Psilocybin (Magic Mushrooms)
- Krokodil
- Devil's Breath
- Kratom
- Understanding Opioid (Narcotic) Pain Medications
- Can a Drug Screening Test Lead to a False Positive?
- TCP (Tenocyclidine)
- U-47700 (Pink)
Mayo Clinic Reference
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