Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Disorders of Environmental Origin > Substance-Related Disorders > Opioid-Related Disorders Terms and Definitions
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) |
Heroin Dependence - Strong dependence, both physiological and emotional, upon heroin. | |
Morphine Dependence - Strong dependence, both physiological and emotional, upon morphine. |
Opioid-Related Disorders Medical Definitions and Terms
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