THE MORPHINE ABSTINENCE SYNDROME, ITS NATURE AND TREATMENT
Annals of Internal Medicine November 1, 1941 C. K. Himmelsbach 147 citations
Drug addiction is a condition where an individual loses self-control over continued drug use, making separation from the drug essential for treatment. Tolerance, habituation, and physical dependence vary among addictions to opiates, marijuana, barbiturates, alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, and other drugs. Tolerance refers to reduced responsiveness to a drug's effects.