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Drug addiction is a disease that includes the following symptoms:

Physical dependence: Withdrawal symptoms that take place when an individual suddenly quits taking drugs. Such symptoms include: nausea, sweating, and shaking.

Craving: A strong and continuing need or compulsion to take drugs.
Tolerance: The need to take increasingly more drugs in order to experience a “buzz” or to get “high.”

Loss of control: The inability to limit one’s drug use over time or on any given circumstance.