substance dependence

ID
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ADDICTO:0001212

Curation status
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Published
Created
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27 Sep '22

Modified
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29 Nov '24

Parents
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Definition
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A bodily disposition which is realised as impaired functioning following reduction or termination of use of a psychoactive substance as a result of long-term physiological adaptation to that substance.

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Comment
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This is distinguished from addiction. The two are often correlated but distinct. Dependence is a disposition to experience impaired functioning, which includes withdrawal symptoms, while addiction is a distinction to experience powerful motivation. The motivation can, but need not be caused by impaired functioning.

Fuzzy set
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Yes

Fuzzy explanation
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The level of dependence depends on how bad the impairment is and also how dependence is being operationalised .

AddictO sub-ontology
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Human being

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