Aims: The aim of the study was to explore whether the concept of heavy substance use over
time can be used as definition of substance use disorder. Methods: Narrative review …

Aims This commentary critically evaluates the use of substance‐related negative
psychosocial and health consequences to define and diagnose alcohol and other substance …

Substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs) have been documented in a number of
cultures since the beginnings of recorded time and represent major societal concerns in the …

The term addiction holds significance for patients, clinicians, researchers, policy makers and
many other groups of people. Thus, how the term addiction is used (and to whom it may …

ABSTRACT Aims Two major nomenclatures, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, fourth edition (DSM‐IV) and International Classification of Diseases, tenth edition …

Background and aims Alcohol use is a major contributor to injuries, mortality and the burden
of disease. This review updates knowledge on risk relations between dimensions of alcohol …

Background This review summarizes the history of the development of diagnostic constructs
that apply to repetitive substance use, and compares and contrasts the nature, psychometric …

T he American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)'s Journal of Addiction Medicine and
other leading journals have encouraged the use of precise nonstigmatizing terminology. 1–4 …

Background Resolving the theoretical controversy on the labeling of an increasing number
of excessive behaviors as behavioral addictions may also be facilitated by more empirical …

It has long been suggested that alcohol or substance use disorders could emerge from the
progressive development and dominance of drug habits. Like habits, drug-related behaviors …