Nor is addiction the same as dependence, although the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual says it is, says Volkow, who's pushing to drop that wording. "Addiction is much harder to treat. Everybody given an opiate (such as morphine) will become physically dependent, but not everybody will become an addict." |
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