Opioid-Related Disorders
| Definition: |
Disorders related or resulting from abuse or mis-use of opioids. |
| Notes: |
GEN or unspecified; restrict to only addictive narcotics; coord IM with specific narcotic (IM) but MORPHINE DEPENDENCE & HEROIN DEPENDENCE are also available; X refs OPIATE ADDICTION & OPIATE DEPENDENCE do not mean "opium": they refer to syn or nat opium |
| Also Called: |
Narcotic Abuse,Narcotic Addiction,Narcotic Dependence,Opiate Addiction,Opiate Dependence |
| Previously Indexed: |
Narcotics (1966-1979),Opium (1966-1979),Substance Dependence (1966-1979) |
Opioid-Related Disorders Categories.
Opioid-Related Disorders Definitions and Terms
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