dependence
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5.5
- noun
- /dɪˈpɛndəns/
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dependencia
- After months of therapy, he was finally overcoming his dependence on prescription painkillers.
- drug dependence
- Alcohol dependence
- nicotine dependence
I'm not going to have any level of dependence on any outside chemical, on any outside drug.
- I'm not going to have any level of dependence on any outside chemical, on any outside drug.
- A has something to do with a higher power and trusting the higher power to help you overcome your dependence.
- So that's where the drug dependence comes from and it's important because the trial will depend on on hitting the right dose.
- And we begin with an account of what is perhaps the most powerful neurochemical dependence opioid addiction.
Examples
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Indeed, the view that smoking dependence was primarily psychological and social prevailed well into the 1980s.
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And if some of these apply to you, go to your doctor and ask them to see if you have a dependence on alcohol and how to treat it.
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There was only one other method of dealing with her dependence on the drug.
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Thus, factors other than commitment and dependence are probably involved in withdrawal.
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I'm not going to have any level of dependence on any outside chemical, on any outside drug.
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Drug and alcohol abuse and dependence were frequent, although there was little intravenous drug use.
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Often, a psychological dependence on analgesia exists, resulting from fear of a migraine attack.
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The objective was to move Africans from short-term dependence on food aid to long-term self-sufficiency.
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No treatment had been effective in reducing her chronic dependence on drugs and alcohol.
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She realized her dependence on caffeine was affecting her sleep patterns.
Synonyms
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4.1
A strong harmful need to keep using a drug or activity even when you cannot stop
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7.2
A strong need to take drugs that is hard to stop
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3.4
A long-lasting problem where someone cannot stop using drugs even though it harms them
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6.0
A state of needing a drug or alcohol to feel normal
A state of being unable to stop using drugs or alcohol because you feel you need them
Antonyms
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3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dependence comes from Latin words de- 'from' and pendere 'to hang'. A helpful way to remember the medical sense is to imagine someone 'hanging on' to a drug or alcohol and not being able to let go, which is why dependence means a harmful need for a substance.