Diseases

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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.

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15 entry terms
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Substance Withdrawal
  • Syndromes, Substance Withdrawal
  • Withdrawal Syndrome, Substance
  • Withdrawal Syndromes, Substance
  • Drug Withdrawal Symptoms
  • Withdrawal Symptoms
  • Drug Withdrawal Symptom
  • Symptom, Drug Withdrawal
  • Symptom, Withdrawal
  • Symptoms, Drug Withdrawal
  • Symptoms, Withdrawal
  • Withdrawal Symptom
  • Withdrawal Symptom, Drug
  • Withdrawal Symptoms, Drug

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

includes withdrawal from addictive drugs or other substances, administered drugs, smoking & alcohol (but DELIRIUM TREMENS see ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM is also available); do not use /compl for the symptom; coord IM with specific substance /adv eff (IM) + specific dis or symptom following withdrawal /chem ind (IM), e.g., hypertension after propranolol withdrawal = SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME (IM) + PROPRANOLOL /adv eff (IM) + HYPERTENSION /chem ind (IM); babies born to addicted mothers & developing withdraw symp = NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME: see note there

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History Note

81; was DRUG WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS 1964-80 (Prov 1964-66)

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  1. C25.775w.835w
  2. F03w.900w.825w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Substance Withdrawal Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013375. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013375
  2. Substance Withdrawal Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_syndrome
  3. Substance Withdrawal Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4420149