Disorders due to use of nicotine

Definition

Disorders due to use of nicotine are characterised by the pattern and consequences of nicotine use. Nicotine is the active dependence-producing constituent of the tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum. Nicotine is used overwhelmingly through smoking cigarettes. Increasingly, it is also used in electronic cigarettes that vaporize nicotine dissolved in a carrier solvent for inhalation (i.e., “vaping”). Pipe smoking, chewing tobacco and inhaling snuff are minor forms of use. Nicotine is a highly potent addictive compound and is the third most common psychoactive substance used worldwide after caffeine and alcohol. Nicotine Dependence and Nicotine Withdrawal are well described and Nicotine-Induced Mental Disorders are recognized.

7 subordinate codes

• 6C4A.0Episode of harmful use of nicotine
• 6C4A.1Harmful pattern of use of nicotine
• 6C4A.2Nicotine dependence
• 6C4A.3Nicotine intoxication
• 6C4A.4Nicotine withdrawal
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Disorders due to substance use

• 6C40Disorders due to use of alcohol
• 6C41Disorders due to use of cannabis
• 6C42Disorders due to use of synthetic cannabinoids
• 6C43Disorders due to use of opioids
• 6C44Disorders due to use of sedatives, hypnotics or anxiolytics
• 6C45Disorders due to use of cocaine
• 6C46Disorders due to use of stimulants including amphetamines, methamphetamine or methcathinone
• 6C47Disorders due to use of synthetic cathinones