Drug Dependency

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This paper relates the issues of drug use, such as tolerance and dependence. The author defines psychological and physical drug dependence. The paper explores psychoactive drugs, marijuana and heroin and the way drug dependence develops.

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"According to "The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy" a single definition of drug dependence is neither desirable nor possible because some illicit drug use does not involve dependence of any kind. Drug dependence of a specific type such as heroin or cocaine dependence emphasizes the fact that different drugs have different effects as well as type and risk of dependence. Two primary concepts contribute to defining drug dependence, tolerance, which describes a need to progressively increase a dose to ..."

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