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Drug Terms

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Drug Dependence

The mental and/or physical need for a drug to function normally.

Drug Addiction

when a person can not control their drug use, they can not stop using even if they want to.

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Dependence

Dependence is different from addiction because with dependence the user recognizes they didn’t need it, they could stop.

Addiction

Addiction is help to stop and get treatment.

A Drug Tolerance

The need for more and more of that drug to get the same “high”.

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Drug Withdrawal

They feel physical pain felt when a drug is stopped being used.

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