Posted by bleauberry on October 15, 2011, at 6:31:59
In reply to The def of addiction/dependence sounds like meds, posted by leo33 on October 14, 2011, at 20:26:13
In my opinion most of the psych meds do cause a rather pronounced dependency. I wouldn't call it addiction, because with addiction there is a mental/physical craving for the next dose.
Withdrawal syndrome.....discontinuation syndrome....these common phrases just don't happen if there isn't dependency.
I personally found cannabis far less of a dependency causing substance than any of the psych meds I was on. The meds were really hard to get off. Cannabis was a challenge, but not the intense nightmare the drugs were.
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