Substance use concerns

About Substance use concerns

Substance use disorders are chronic, treatable medical conditions in which continued use of alcohol or drugs causes significant impairment despite negative consequences. They exist on a spectrum from mild to severe and frequently coexist with mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders. Modern treatment is harm-reduction–oriented, evidence-based, and pairs behavioral interventions with FDA-approved medications when available — buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone for opioid use disorder; naltrexone or acamprosate for alcohol use disorder; nicotine replacement, varenicline, or bupropion for tobacco.