Benzodiazepine dependence
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 118 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5132-8934-0
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Benzodiazepine dependence or benzodiazepine addiction is a condition during which a person is dependent on benzodiazepine drugs. Dependence can be either a psychological dependence, physical dependence, or a combination of the two. Physical dependence occurs when a person becomes tolerant to benzodiazepines and, as a result of both physiological tolerance and withdrawal symptoms, they develop a physical dependence, which can manifest itself upon dosage reduction or cessation as the benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome. Addiction, or what it is sometimes referred to as psychological dependence, includes people misusing and/or craving the drug not to relieve withdrawal symptoms but to experience its euphoric and/or intoxicating effects. Addiction to benzodiazepines can also include people who take them normally as prescribed but find themselves unable to stop taking benzodiazepines despite any harmful effects. It is important to distinguish...