substance dependence
need for a drug, whose discontinuation results in withdrawal symptoms
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Summary
substance dependence is a class of disease[1]. It draws 3,768 Wikipedia views per month (class of disease category, ranking #320 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: addiction[3], substance use disorder[4], social issue[5], non-controlled substance abuse[6]
- Commons category: Substance dependence[7]
- Has cause: illegal drug[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Substance dependence[9]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10]
- ICD-9-CM: 304.6[11], 304.60[12]
- Different from: non-controlled substance abuse[13], addiction[14], abuse of medicaments[15], substance use disorder[16]
- Health specialty: psychiatry[17], narcology[18], addiction medicine[19]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: drug harm reduction[20], substance abuse treatment[21]
- Uses: controlled substance[22], illegal drug[23]
- Studied by: addictology[24], addiction psychology[25]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_9974[26], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:9974[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[28], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
- P14483: d/drogadiccion[30]
Why It Matters
substance dependence has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]