What is Drug withdrawal?
{{Infobox disease | Name = Withdrawal | Image = | Caption = | DiseasesDB = | ICD10 = {{ICD10|F|10||f|10}}.3-{{ICD10|F|19||f|10}}.3 | ICD9 = {{ICD9|292.0}} | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = article | eMedicineTopic = 819502 | MeshID = D013375 }} '''Drug withdrawal''' is the group of [[symptom]]s that occur upon the fast discontinuation or decrease in intake of [[Pharmaceutical drug|medications]] or [[Recreational drug use|recreational drugs]].<ref name=alexander>{{cite journal|last=Alexander|first=GC|author2=Sayla MA |author3=Holmes HM |author4=Sachs GA |title=Prioritizing and stopping prescription medicines.|journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal|date=11 April 2006|volume=174|series=8|pages=1083–1084|pmid=16606954|doi=10.1503/cmaj.050837|issue=8|pmc=1421477}}</ref> In order to experience the symptoms of withdrawal, one must have first developed a form of [[drug addiction]], which may occur as [[physical dependence]], [[psychological dependence]], or both. Symptoms can also occur when people stop taking drugs whicch they had taken for a long time. That way, if someone switches from one drug to another one (for example to reduce [[Side-effects|side effects]]), this change needs to be planned carefully with the aid of a physician. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Drugs]] [[Category:Addiction]] {{med-stub}}