English to Russian Other Medical: Health Care Drug Use Disorders

At the core of drug dependence syndrome is the strong and overpowering desire to take the drug and an inability to control the amount of drug taken with resulting use of excessive amounts and spending excessive amount of time on drug-related activities. The desire to take the drug can persist, or be easily reactivated even after a period of abstinence and lead to the resumption of a regular use despite a strong wish otherwise and a frequent desire to stop use.