Can anyone list 5 differences between drug abuse and chemical dependency?
1) A drug-dependent person has improved function with their use of the drug while the drug-addicted person does not 2)Drug Abuse: habitual use of drugs to alter one’s mood, emotion, or state of consciousness, excessive use of drugs Drug Addiction: Compulsive physiological and psychological need for a habit-forming substance 3) Drug addiction implies a loss of choice. The need for the drug is paramount. Drug abuse implies the implementation of a choice to abuse a substance. This choice is born out of a desire to use the substance to help ease circumstances or situation. In this way it is one step further on the road to addiction because it is no longer being used for purely recreational reasons At this point the person feels that there is no choice and that the urge is beyond their control 4) : Addiction can best be described as a compulsive continued use of a drug or substance and a complete inability to stop. An addict is a person who is controlled by a drug or substance. Some signs o
