Listing of 9 Common Signs of Dependency and Alcoholism which shows that if there is a positive response to three of the nine characteristic symptoms of dependence with evidence that some symptoms have persisted for at least one month, or have occurred repeatedly over a longer period of time is necessary to suggest the possibility of chemical dependency.
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