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OPIATE DEPENDENCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
- Pharmacology
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- opioid dependence
1, record 1, English, opioid%20dependence
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- opioid type dependence 2, record 1, English, opioid%20type%20dependence
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a patient has been hospitalized for a medical problem other than opioid dependence, that problem should be treated first. 3, record 1, English, - opioid%20dependence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Opiate dependence is sometimes used interchangeably with opioid dependence. Some purists, however, insist that the synthetic drugs, which are not actually obtained from opium but only mimic the effects of opium alkaloids, should be termed opioids or opiate-like drugs, and should not be referred to as opiates. 4, record 1, English, - opioid%20dependence
Record 1, Key term(s)
- opiate dependence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
- Pharmacologie
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dépendance aux opiacés
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pendance%20aux%20opiac%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dépendance opiacée 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pendance%20opiac%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lors de la dépendance opiacée chronique, du fait de l'apport exogène, d'une part le nombre de récepteurs opiacés augmente, d'une part l'enképhaline n'est plus fabriquée ou plus probablement est détruite [...] 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9pendance%20aux%20opiac%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
opioid dependence/dépendance aux opiacés : termes utilisés dans le manuel DSM-III-R; opioid type dependence : terme privilégié dans la Neuvième Révision de la Classification internationale des maladies (CIM-9). 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9pendance%20aux%20opiac%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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