The withdrawal syndrome is the set of physical or bodily reactions that occur when a person addicted to a substance (alcohol or beverages with ethanol, snuff or other drugs) stops using.
This syndrome may also occur in some psychological disorders and emotional dependence, which is not dependent on a substance or drug, but of affection or excessive dependence on another person, the individual presenting somatization (ie, the process by which are transformed or become emotional or psychological problems in physical pain) [citation needed]
Although symptoms vary in form and intensity according to the product used and the time it takes to develop dependence, in all cases are due to have altered the normal functioning of the nervous system.
