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withdrawal symptom

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Sports Science and Medicine: withdrawal symptoms

Specific symptoms associated with discontinuation of the use of a drug on which a person has become physically dependent.

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A wide range of physical or emotional disorders, including nervousness, headaches, and insomnia, that occur when an individual who is addicted to a substance (such as drugs or alcohol) stops using the substance.

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Any of a group of physical and psychological symptoms occurring in an individual deprived of an accustomed dose of an addicting agent.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any physical or psychological disturbance (as sweating or depression) experienced by a drug addict when deprived of the drug


 
 

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