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Old Jan 05, 2017, 11:49 PM
Anonymous50005
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No, there is a difference that experts specify:

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publicatio...-vs-dependence

Addiction vs Physical Dependence - Important distinction

Regulatory Issues & Addiction - Definitions of Addiction, Tolerance & Physical Dependence - Pain Management

That difference crucial as physical dependence is medically manageable while addiction is psychological. To call them the same thing is to imply that people in chronic physical pain have a psychological disorder. They do not. It is a hugely important distinction in the treatment of chronic pain disorders. Addicts are not good candidates for opioid therapies. Chronic pain patients are not nearly as statistically prone to psychological dependence. The difference matters.