(abstinence syndrome) A complex state, involving both physical and psychological features, that appears when individuals who show DEPENDENCE on a DRUG have their drug supply terminated. The effects of withdrawal vary with the types of drug that has...

In literal terms withdrawal means removing or taking back. There are at least three ways in which the term is used in biological psychology. (i) One uses the term withdrawal to indicate the removal of a hypodermic syringe from a subject once the...

Not spending income on domestically produced goods and services but using it to buy imports, pay taxes or make savings with the consequence that the value of the MULTIPLIER is reduced. The CIRCULAR FLOW OF INCOME distinguishes withdrawals from...

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Withdrawal, also known as withdrawal/abstinence syndrome, refers to the characteristic signs and symptoms that appear when a drug that causes physical dependence is regularly used for a long time and then suddenly discontinued or decreased in dosage....

WHEN A desperate Saddam Hussein, his army reeling, finally decided to evacuate, it quickly became evident he had waited too long. His clear intent was to get out of Kuwait with enough of his military strength and his political standing preserved to "save the...

Effective tomorrow, some workers can withdraw money from their thrift savings plan accounts (as opposed to borrowing from them) even though, in some cases, they may continue to make payroll contributions to the the $50 billion in-house federal 401(k) plan. Applications for in-service...

The response from the Freedom Center doesn't rule out locating the museum elsewhere in Manhattan--or does it? "We are deeply disappointed that the will could not be found to continue the development of the International Freedom Center at this hallowed site. It is the site...

Blackwater USA has ended an inquiry into the private security contractor's performance by withdrawing from an industry group that initiated the review after the company's guards were accused of killing 17 Iraqis in Baghdad last month.The International Peace Operations Association said in a statement Friday...