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UNCONTROLLED USE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Pharmacology
CONT

Whereas long-term use of opiates is generally safe under a doctor's direction (e.g., methadone maintenance), uncontrolled use produces many overdose deaths, has severe neonatal effects, and increases the risk of associated diseases such as hepatitis and AIDS [...].

CONT

The uncontrolled use of street drugs, such as cocaine or some prescription medications like Ritalin®, can distort one's neurochemistry and thereby magnify or trigger mental problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Pharmacologie
CONT

[La toxicomanie] se caractérise par un ou plusieurs des comportements suivants : usage incontrôlé de drogues, usage compulsif, persistance à user de drogues malgré les méfaits causés et état de manque.

CONT

La suspension (fût-elle temporaire et partielle) des consommations à l'occasion d'une hospitalisation donne également un meilleur recul sur la mise en lumière d'un trouble psychique, potentiellement masqué en pratique ambulatoire par l'usage incontrôlé des drogues.

Spanish

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