Misdiagnosis of Hidden Causes of Drug abuse

Underlying conditions list:

The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Drug abuse includes:

• Psychological disorders - Some people use drug abuse to deny, cope with, or hide an underlying psychological disorder:
  • Depression
  • Schizophrenia
• Myoclonic dystonia - alcohol abuse
• Alcoholism - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
• Alcohol abuse - alcohol poisoning
• Gulf War syndrome - alcohol abuse
• Austrian syndrome - alcohol abuse
• Female reproductive toxicity - Alcohol - fetal alcohol syndrome
• Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - drug use
• Anorexia Nervosa - laxative abuse
• Stress - alcohol overuse
• Suicide - drug abuse
• Postconcussive syndrome - alcohol intolerance
• Hodgkin's Disease - alcohol intolerance
• Chemical poisoning - Ethylene Glycol - drunkenness
• Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic - alcohol abuse
• Anorexia nervosa, genetic types - laxative abuse
• Social phobia - drug abuse
• Panic disorder - drug abuse
• Nymphomania - alcoholism
• Bulimia nervosa - laxative abuse
• Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing syndrome - alcohol abuse
• Pregnancy - fetal alcohol syndrome
• Disordered Eating - laxative abuse

Drug abuse as a complication:

Other conditions that might have Drug abuse as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Drug abuse as a complication includes:

• Panic disorder
• Social phobia
• Stress

Drug abuse Causes: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Alcohol-related disorder
• Causes - Substance abuse and induced disorders
• Causes - Alcoholism
• Causes - Drug abuse and dependence
• Heroin Intoxication - pathophysiology - Heroin Intoxication

Drug abuse as a symptom:

Conditions listing Drug abuse as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.

For a more detailed analysis of Drug abuse as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Drug abuse.

• Suicide

About underlying conditions:

With a diagnosis of Drug abuse, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Drug abuse. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Drug abuse. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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