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Opioid-Related Disorders

Medical Definition: Disorders related or resulting from abuse or mis-use of opioids.
Guide Notes: GEN or unspecified; restrict to only addictive narcotics; coord IM with specific narcotic (IM) but MORPHINE DEPENDENCE & HEROIN DEPENDENCE are also available; X refs OPIATE ADDICTION & OPIATE DEPENDENCE do not mean "opium": they refer to syn or nat opium
Also Called: Narcotic Abuse,Narcotic Addiction,Narcotic Dependence,Opiate Addiction,Opiate Dependence
Previously Indexed: Narcotics (1966-1979),Opium (1966-1979),Substance Dependence (1966-1979)
Opioid-Related Disorders Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Heroin Dependence - Strong dependence, both physiological and emotional, upon heroin.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Morphine Dependence - Strong dependence, both physiological and emotional, upon morphine.

Opioid-Related Disorders Medical Definitions and Terms

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