describe the relationship between physical dependence and withdrawl?!
Question: Describe the relationship between physical dependence and withdrawl?
Answers:
When you are dependent on something, it means your body thinks it can't function normally without it. An easy example would be someone that needs coffee every morning to get the day started. withdrawel is what your body would do if you did not get the chemical/substance your body 'thought' it needed. mild withdrawels would be like headaches, mood swings, shakes. extreme withdrawels might be vomiting, and even death
physical dependence means your body adapts to functioning with a certain substance. once you get to that point, if you suddenly stop taking the substance, your body does not know how to function without that substance. withdrawal lasts for however long it takes your body to get back to normal.