Svensk definition
Fysiologiska och psykologiska symtom som beror på utsättning av ett läkemedel som förskrivits eller använts vanemässigt under lång tid. Begreppet innefattar alkoholabstinens och abstinens vid rökavvänjning, såväl som avvänjning av ett förskrivet läkemedel.
Engelsk definition
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.
Svenska synonymer
Läkemedelsabstinens — Utsättningsreaktion
Engelska synonymer
Substance Withdrawal Syndromes — Syndrome, Substance Withdrawal — Syndromes, Substance Withdrawal — Withdrawal Syndrome, Substance — Withdrawal Syndromes, Substance — Withdrawal Symptoms — Symptom, Withdrawal — Symptoms, Withdrawal — Withdrawal Symptom — Drug Withdrawal Symptoms — Drug Withdrawal Symptom — Symptom, Drug Withdrawal — Symptoms, Drug Withdrawal — Withdrawal Symptom, Drug — Withdrawal Symptoms, Drug