What is it about?
Substance use disorders are psychiatric disorders and the language we use should reflect that reality.
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Why is it important?
Because stigma is pervasive within the psychiatric field about people with substance use disorders and using inclusive nonstigmatizing language can help address this.
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This page is a summary of: Substance Use Disorders Are Psychiatric Disorders, American Journal of Psychiatry, December 2023, American Psychiatric Association,
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230535.
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