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What is the definition of addiction?

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  3. What is the definition of addiction?
Asked: 2017-11-14 10:40:17
I think my partner is addicted to his pain meds that he was prescribed a couple of years ago after a fall at work. What defines addiction?
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Answered: 2017-11-15 04:12:28

Have his actions or mood changed? Is he taking more than the prescribed dose, or does he get shaky if he doesn’t have them? Those are signs of addiction.

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Answered: 2017-11-14 16:47:06

Addiction is a disease of the mind. The drug produces certain reactions and people get attached to these reactions. It forms a habit that isn’t good. Their tolerance to the drug usually increases over time, and if it is affecting other parts of his life, then that is addiction.

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