Dependence and addiction are often conflated in treatment and recovery circles

Physical dependence is not the same as addiction but the terms are often conflated in treatment and recovery circles. Physical dependence is a process that occurs when the brain adapts to the effects of a drug and develops the phenomenon of tolerance. In other words, an individual will require more and more of the particular

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