ICD-11 classes
06 Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
Disorders due to substance use or addictive behaviours
Disorders due to substance use
6C4A — Disorders due to use of nicotine
6C4A.0 — Episode of harmful use of nicotine
ICD-11 6C4A.0 — Episode of harmful use of nicotine
An episode of nicotine use that has caused damage to a person’s physical or mental health. Harm to health of the individual occurs due to one or more of the following: (1) direct or secondary toxic effects on body organs and systems; or (2) a harmful route of administration. This diagnosis should not be made if the harm is attributed to a known pattern of nicotine use.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 3 items.
- Nicotine dependence (6C4A.2)
- Harmful pattern of use of nicotine (6C4A.1)
- Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified (NE61)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.