2006-10-07 00:55:30 · 5 answers · asked by Ronin 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
abuse is when you're doing yourself harm, dependence is when you need it, even though you might not be abusing it.
A lot of people are dependent on (medical) drugs and would suffer from stopping them, even though they strictly follow prescription.
Following a period off abuse on recreational substances, you can find out you can't completely go without, even though you try to be very careful and not do anything stupid. Ever wonder why people have such a hard time stopping it with drink or tobacco?
2006-10-07 01:13:17 · answer #1 · answered by Svartalf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compulsion : as component to obsessive compulsive ailment, compulsion is the act which you do to alleviate the rigidity generated by using your obsession. for ex., while you're obsessed that each and every thing you touch is grimy, you think of you're grimy, it reasons extremely some rigidity in you, to alleviate which you will wash your hands many times - it is the compulsive act. those with OCD understand that what they are doing doesnt make experience yet cant help it. habit : has a deeper meaning than hassle-free yearning. ofcourse there's a longing for some substance or interest like playing however the yearning must be such an volume that the guy is dysfunctional, won't be able to hold a delicate interest, get good grades in school, won't be able to preserve acquaintances, gets in worry with regulation, spend extremely some time in paying for the addicting substance, suffers from withdrawal effects while misses a dose and the withdrawal effects are reversed while the drug is used, and added and added drug is had to furnish a similar 'extreme'.
2016-11-26 22:44:20 · answer #2 · answered by kimsey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Addiction is a dependence on a substance to the extent that discontinuation causes significant disomfort or trauma.
Dependence as maladaptive pattern of substance use, leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by three or more of the following seven symptoms,occurring at any time in the same 12 month period.
Tolerance:
A need for markedly increased amounts of the substance in order to acive intoxication or desired effects
Markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of the substance.
Withdrawal:
the characteristic withdrawal syndrome for the substance , cravings, jitterines
Important social or occupational or recreational activities are given up.
2006-10-07 01:28:06 · answer #3 · answered by butrucci 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
one is too much the other is got to have it
2006-10-07 00:58:17 · answer #4 · answered by blank 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whether or not you are able to stop when you want to.
2006-10-07 01:00:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋