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Understanding and Identifying Substance Use Disorders


SAMHSA's National Helpline

... treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

Understanding and Identifying Substance Use Disorders

Risk factors for substance use disorder include using drugs or alcohol to socialize or relax, and mental health conditions, such as depression, post-traumatic ...

What Is a Substance Use Disorder? - Psychiatry.org

Many drug-addicted individuals also have other mental disorders. Medically assisted detoxification is only the first stage of addiction treatment and by itself ...

Substance Use Disorder (SUD): Symptoms & Treatment

Some of the most common substances include alcohol, opioids and marijuana. It can range from mild to severe (addiction). SUD is a treatable mental health ...

Substance Use and Co-Occurring Mental Disorders

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a treatable mental disorder that affects a person's brain and behavior, leading to their inability to control their use of ...

Drug addiction (substance use disorder) - Symptoms and causes

Drug addiction affects your brain and behavior to the point where you can't control your use of legal or illegal drugs, even when you know ...

Understanding Drug Use and Addiction DrugFacts

Provides an overview of drug use and addiction, including what happens in the brain during drug use, why some people become addicted while ...

Understanding Substance Use Disorders | Malden, MA

A substance use disorder ( SUD ) is term to describe the disease of addiction. It is a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive ...

Substance Use Disorder | Johns Hopkins Medicine

Substance abuse is a pattern of drug use that leads to significant problems such as failure to attend work or school, driving a vehicle while.

When Mental Health and Substance Abuse Problems Collide

Prevention of and early intervention for mental health and substance use problems is best, but when concurrent disorders develop, they require specialized ...

Understanding Substance Misuse and Addiction Disorders

Substance use refers to any use of mind-altering substances like illegal drugs, cigarettes, inhalants, and anything else that significantly alters the way we ...

Substance Use Disorders: Signs, Common Addictions, Treatment ...

What is substance abuse? Learn the signs of substance use disorder and what the most common addictions are. Get answers to patients' most ...

Understanding Screening And Assessment Of Substance Use ...

USE DISORDERS: CHILD WELFARE. PRACTICE TIPS. Screening and assessment of parental substance use disorders (SUDs) provides workers the opportunity to identify.

Substance Use Disorder in Nursing - NCSBN

Nurses who abuse substances pose a unique challenge to the nursing profession. The behavior that results from this disease has far-reaching and negative ...

Mental Health and Substance Use Co-Occurring Disorders - SAMHSA

Mental health problems and substance use disorders sometimes occur together. More than one in four adults living with serious mental health ...

Understanding The Stages Of Substance Use Disorders

Treating substance use disorders often requires a combination of detoxification, behavioral therapy, medication, and support groups, and prevention strategies ...

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) - AANA

AIR is a national moderated virtual community of CRNAs/nurse anesthesiologists and resident nurse anesthetists in (or in need of) recovery from substance use ...

Substance use, abuse, and addiction

Addiction is a state of psychological and/or physical dependence on the use of drugs or other substances, such as alcohol, or on activities or behaviors.

Addiction: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Types & Treatment

There are two main forms of addiction: substance use disorders and behavioral addictions. ... What is addiction? Addiction is a chronic (lifelong) ...

Substance Use - Alcohol - VA Mental Health

Substance use disorder means difficulty controlling use of alcohol, drugs, & other substances. This can influence aspects of daily life.


Neurobiology of Mental Illness

Book by Eric J. Nestler