Non-specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 305
nOndependent abuse of drugs
Note
Includes cases where a person, for whom no other diagnosis is possible, has come under medical care because of the maladaptive effect of a drug on which he is not dependent and that he has taken on his own initiative to the detriment of his health or social functioning.
305 Excludes
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