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Drug Dependence - College Paper

Drug Dependence

Symptoms of Substance Dependence Associated with Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and
Illicit Drugs --- United States, 1991--1992
Each year in the United States, approximately 400,000 deaths result from
cigarette smoking, 100,000 from misuse of alcohol, and 20,000 from use of
illicit drugs. Many of the adverse health effects associated with the use of
tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs result from long-term use caused by
substance dependence (i.e., addiction)---a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and
physiological symptoms indicating sustained psychoactive substance use despite
substance-related problems. In addition, substance dependence is characterized
by repeated self-administration that ...

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on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) for 1991--1992. The findings in this report suggest
that a symptom of substance dependence is more likely to be reported by persons
who smoke cigarettes and persons who use cocaine than by persons who use alcohol
or ...

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Added: 3/11/2005 10:50:12 PM
Category: Health & Medicine
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 203
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