WITHDRAWAL HALLUCINATION

A term used to denote a hallucination which occurs in the context of withdrawal from a chemical substance such as alcohol, a drug, or therapeutic. Some common examples of withdrawal hallucinations are alcohol withdrawal hallucination, cocaine withdrawal hallucination, benzodi-azepine withdrawal hallucination, and Baclofen withdrawal hallucination.

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