Creator: Jayashree Thakwani
Keywords: Nicotine Addiction, Tobacco Addiction, Nicotine Addiction glossary, glossary for Nicotine Addiction

Written by Jayashree Thakwani, M.Pharm.Sci
Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Jun 30, 2018

Glossary

Addiction: Psychological or physiological dependence on a drug. With true addictions, severe symptoms appear when the addicted person stops taking the drug on which he/she is dependent

Nicotine: An addictive chemical found in tobacco

Withdrawal: The physical or psychological state experienced when substances are withdrawn from an addicted person

Published on Jun 29, 2018
Last Updated on Jun 30, 2018

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