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2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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   The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA; pronounced / ˈ s æ m s ə /) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.SAMHSA is charged with improving the quality and availability of treatment and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and the cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.

3. Substance use disorder - Wikipedia

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   Substance use disorder (SUD) is the persistent use of drugs despite the substantial harm and adverse consequences to one's own self and others, as a result of their use. [7] [8] In perspective, the effects of the wrong use of substances that are capable of causing harm to the user or others, have been extensively described in different studies using a variety of terms such as substance use ...

4. What Are the Early Signs of Addiction? - Healthline

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   physical withdrawal symptoms like sweating, trembling, or vomiting. memory loss or problems with recall. change in speech like slurred words or rapid rambling. The following mental and emotional ...

5. How Does Screening for Substance Use Disorders Work? - WebMD

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   The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), a written questionnaire that takes just 2 minutes for you to do and 15 seconds for your doctor to score. CAGE, a simple test with only four ...

6. Is Addiction a Mental Illness? Definitions, Treatment, and More

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   Addiction is a nonclinical term that refers to using a substance or repeating a behavior in a way that causes problems in many other areas of your life. A key aspect of addiction is feeling like ...

7. What Is Addiction? Definition, Signs, Treatment, and More

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   unrealistic or poor assessment of the pros and cons associated with using substances or behaviors. blaming other factors or people for their problems. increased levels of anxiety, depression, and ...

8. How to Ask for Help With Addiction - WebMD

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   Some experts also call it a severe “substance use disorder.” By either name, it’s a health problem that millions of people in the U.S. have. ... (SAMHSA) has a national line that’s free ...

9. Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment

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   Background. Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment is an evidence-based, public health approach aimed at delivering early intervention and treatment services for individuals at risk of developing substance use disorders (SUDs) and those who have already developed these disorders. [1]