Definition: Physiological and psychological symptoms associated with withdrawal from the use of a drug after prolonged administration or habituation. The concept includes withdrawal from smoking or drinking, as well as withdrawal from an administered drug.
includes withdrawal from addictive drugs or other substances, administered drugs, smoking & alcohol (but DELIRIUM TREMENS see ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM is also available); do not use /compl for the symptom; coord IM with specific substance /adv eff (IM
ExamplesAlcohol Withdrawal Delirium; Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures
Other names Withdrawal Symptoms; Drug Withdrawal Symptoms; Withdrawal Syndromes, Substance; Withdrawal Syndrome, Substance; Withdrawal Symptoms, Drug; Withdrawal Symptom, Drug; Withdrawal Symptom; Syndromes, Substance Withdrawal; Syndrome, Substance Withdrawal; Symptoms, Withdrawal; Symptoms, Drug Withdrawal; Symptom, Withdrawal; Symptom, Drug Withdrawal; Substance Withdrawal Syndromes; Drug Withdrawal Symptom
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