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Article R5132-97 of the French Public Health Code

The following definitions apply

1° Drug dependence: a set of behavioural, cognitive and physiological phenomena of varying intensity, in which the use of one or more psychoactive substances becomes a high priority, the essential characteristics of which are the obsessive desire to obtain and take the substance or substances in question and the constant search for them; the state of dependence may result in the self-administration of these substances in doses producing physical or behavioural changes which constitute public health problems;

2° Abuse of a psychoactive substance: the excessive and voluntary, permanent or intermittent use of one or more psychoactive substances, with harmful consequences for physical or mental health;

3° Serious pharmacodependence or serious abuse of psychoactive substances, pharmacodependence or abuse of psychoactive substances which is either lethal or likely to endanger life or lead to invalidity or incapacity, to cause or prolong hospitalisation or to manifest itself by a congenital anomaly or malformation;

4° Misuse, the consumption of a medicinal product for recreational purposes, as well as its prescription, trade or any other use for fraudulent or lucrative purposes.

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Article R5132-97

On entend par :

1° Pharmacodépendance, l’ensemble de phénomènes comportementaux, cognitifs et physiologiques d’intensité variable, dans lesquels l’utilisation d’une ou plusieurs substances psychoactives devient hautement prioritaire et dont les caractéristiques essentielles sont le désir obsessionnel de se procurer et de prendre la ou les substances en cause et leur recherche permanente ; l’état de dépendance peut aboutir à l’auto-administration de ces substances à des doses produisant des modifications physiques ou comportementales qui constituent des problèmes de santé publique ;

2° Abus de substance psychoactive, l’utilisation excessive et volontaire, permanente ou intermittente, d’une ou plusieurs substances psychoactives, ayant des conséquences préjudiciables à la santé physique ou psychique ;

3° Pharmacodépendance grave ou abus grave de substance psychoactive, la pharmacodépendance ou l’abus de substance psychoactive, soit létal, soit susceptible de mettre la vie en danger ou d’entraîner une invalidité ou une incapacité, de provoquer ou de prolonger une hospitalisation ou de se manifester par une anomalie ou une malformation congénitale ;

4° Usage détourné, la consommation d’un médicament à des fins récréatives, ainsi que sa prescription, son commerce ou toute autre utilisation à des fins frauduleuses ou lucratives.

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