Specific codes in ICD-10 are unique alphanumeric designations used to identify and categorize diseases, disorders, and conditions. They consist of 3-5 characters, including both letters and numbers, that provide a high level of detail and specificity.
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
English
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Dependence syndrome |
French
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Troubles mentaux et du comportement liés à l'utilisation de tabac : syndrome de dépendance |
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V | Mental and behavioural disorders | |
| 2 | F10-F19 | Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use | |
| 3 | F17 | Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco | |
| 4 | F17.2 | Dependence syndrome |
A cluster of behavioural, cognitive, and physiological phenomena that develop after repeated substance use and that typically include a strong desire to take the drug, difficulties in controlling its use, persisting in its use despite harmful consequences, a higher priority given to drug use than to other activities and obligations, increased tolerance, and sometimes a physical withdrawal state.
The dependence syndrome may be present for a specific psychoactive substance (e.g. tobacco, alcohol, or diazepam), for a class of substances (e.g. opioid drugs), or for a wider range of pharmacologically different psychoactive substances.
Chronic alcoholism
Dipsomania
Drug addiction
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Tiapride |
Tiapride is an atypical neuroleptic which exhibits selectivity in in-vitro studies for D2 and D3 dopamine subtype receptors without any affinity for subtype receptors of the principal central neurotransmitters (including serotonin, noradrenaline and histamine). |
