drug withdrawal
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group of symptoms that occur upon the abrupt discontinuation or decrease in intake of medications or recreational drugs
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- Psychiatry
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- syndrome
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- psychology
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- withdrawal symptom
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Encyclopedic overview
Drug withdrawal, drug withdrawal syndrome, or substance withdrawal syndrome is the group of symptoms that occur upon the abrupt discontinuation or decrease in the intake of pharmaceutical or recreational drugs.
In order for the symptoms of withdrawal to occur, one must have first developed a form of drug dependence. This may occur as physical dependence, psychological dependence, or both. Drug dependence develops from consuming one or more substances over a period of time.
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