Physical dependence
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Definitions from Case Law
United States Supreme Court
the development of an altered physiological state which is brought about by the repeated administration of the drug and which necessitates continued administration of the drug to prevent the appearance of the characteristic illness which is termed an abstinence syndrome.
Defined by the Supreme Court in Robinson v. State of California, 370 U.S. 660 (1962).