What is a Substance Use Disorder (SUD)? A Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a medical condition that is defined by the inability to control the use of a particular substance (or substances), despite harmful consequences.1 In other words, SUDs occur when an individual compulsively misuses drugs or alcohol and continues using the substance despite knowing the negative impact it has on their life.2 ...
Treatment and recovery options Addiction is a disease, not a character flaw. People experiencing SUDs have trouble controlling their drug use even though they know drugs are harmful. Overcoming an SUD is not as simple as resisting the temptation to take drugs. Recovery may involve medication to help with cravings and withdrawal as well as different forms of therapy. It may even require ...
One in 6 Americans experience substance use disorders (SUDs) (sometimes called “addiction”), but treatment is available. These resources and tools can help navigate the path to and through recovery. Learn about SUDs and how they impact the brain and behavior, explore treatment approaches, and find trusted resources to support recovery from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the ...
Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) and Addictions are a major public health concern, affecting people’s health and well-being at all ages. The intention behind this collection was to publish ...
Interior Alaskan forests have only six native tree species: white spruce, black spruce, quaking aspen, balsam poplar, larch (tamarack) and paper birch. Northern Canadian forests have all of those, plus jack pine, balsam fir and lodgepole pine. Since northern Canada and interior Alaska share the same grueling climate and extremes of daylength, why are the Canadian tree species absent from ...