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Substance Use Vs. Substance Use Disorder: What’s the Difference?

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...
Healthline

Addiction vs. Substance Use Disorder

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

Reddit and TikTok - with the help of AI - are reshaping how researchers understand substance use

Platforms like Reddit, TikTok and YouTube host millions of posts, videos and comments, many filled with slang, sarcasm, ...
NPR

A quarter of children have a parent with substance use disorder, a study finds

Nearly 19 million children in the United States have at least one parent with a substance use disorder, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. And a significant number of those ...
The Conversation

Millions of US children have parents with substance use disorder, and the consequences are staggering − new research

Ty Schepis receives funding from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the US Substance Abuse and Mental ...