Drug use disorder
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What is drug use disorder?
Physical dependence on a drug refers to a state resulting from chronic use of a drug that has produced tolerance and where negative physical symptoms of withdrawal result from abrupt discontinuation or dosage reduction.
Common symptoms reported by people with drug use disorder
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Increased rate of speech
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for drug use disorder
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Data from patients with drug use disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with drug use disorder
Treatment name(s)
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Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
drug use disorder
(1)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with drug use disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has drug use disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 5 new patients joined this month
- 302 say drug use disorder is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 99 | |
| 30s | 630 | |
| 40s | 765 | |
| 50s | 535 | |
| 60s | 326 | |
| 70+ | 106 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 450 | |
| 20-29 years | 205 | |
| 30-39 years | 97 | |
| 40-49 years | 22 | |
| 50-59 years | 8 | |
| 60-69 years | 2 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 754 | |
| Female | 1,693 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 950 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 1,291 |
These charts show data from drug use disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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