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Benzodiazepine dependence or benzodiazepine addiction is when one has developed three or more of either tolerance withdrawal symptoms drug seeking behaviors continued use despite harmful effects and maladaptive pattern of substance use according to the DSM-IV. In the case of benzodiazepine dependence however the continued use seems to be associated with the avoidance of unpleasant withdrawal reaction rather than from the pleasurable effects of the drug.

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