What Is the Current Medical Definition of “addiction?” (More)?
Question by DLM: What is the current medical definition of “addiction?” (more)?
Also, does the definition differ from one substance to another, or in the case of gambling or other behaviors, where there is no chemical dependency, is there a separate definition for those as well?
I am just curious about the “umbrella” that the word addiction covers in the medical world, versus common everyday ‘people-talk’ use of the word. The more specifics you can provide, the better.
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Answer by John de Witt
You’ll want a DSM-IV for all the definitions you’d ever care to look at.
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What Does Speed Do to You?
Question by Cuscatleco: What does speed do to you?
What does speed do to you exactly and how long does it last
and what part of your body does it effect like brain heart liver or what
and What would happen if you took speed and thizz together
Im not planning to diong this Im just a really curios person
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