He cited an update to the DSM-V in 2013 that combined substance abuse and substance dependence into substance use disorder, which could range from mild to severe. “There’s a spectrum of ...
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Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance (drug) that is not considered dependent. Substance abuse/drug abuse is not limited to mood-altering ...
Substance use as it is used here includes intoxication, binge drinking, withdrawal, as well as substance dependence and substance abuse. Suicide risk is increased by both legal and illicit substance ...
Dr. Eric Strain, Drug and Alcohol Dependence editor-in-chief and director of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and ...