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Drug Dependence & Abuse (cont.)

Synonyms and Keywords

drug dependence and abuse, drug dependence, substance abuse, medication abuse, addiction, drug abuse, drug use, withdrawal syndrome, get high, shoot up, snort, depression, drug overdose, detox, detoxification

Authors and Editors

Author: Anthony Anker, MD, FAAEM, Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg, VA.

Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; James S Cohen, MD, Consulting Staff, James Cohen, PC.

Last Editorial Review: 8/10/2005




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