Physiological and psychological symptoms associated with withdrawal from the use of a drug after prolonged administration or habituation. The concept includes withdrawal from smoking or drinking, as well as withdrawal from an administered drug.

Annotation

includes withdrawal from addictive drugs or other substances, administered drugs, smoking & alcohol (but DELIRIUM TREMENS see ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM is also available); do not use /compl for the symptom; coord IM with specific substance /adv eff (IM) + specific dis or symptom following withdrawal /chem ind (IM), e.g., hypertension after propranolol withdrawal = SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME (IM) + PROPRANOLOL /adv eff (IM) + HYPERTENSION /chem ind (IM); babies born to addicted mothers & developing withdraw symp = NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME: see note there

DUI

D013375 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0020676

History note

81; was DRUG WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS 1964-80 (Prov 1964-66)

Online note

use SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME to search DRUG WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS 1966-80 (as Prov 1966)

Public note

81; was DRUG WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS 1967-80