1. Chapters 17 & 18Chapters 17 & 18
Preventing & Treating
Substance Use
Disorders: Additional
Considerations

2. DSM-5: Brief OverviewDSM-5: Brief Overview
 DSM-5 released in 2013
 Overhaul for substance use disorders (substance-related
and addictive disorders)
 “Chemical” and “behavioral/process” addictions
 Criteria: impaired control, social impairment, risky use &
pharmacological criteria
 Mild, moderate & severe substance use disorder (SUD)
 Reaction to revisions

3. Harm ReductionHarm Reduction
Harm reduction: A set of practical
strategies that reduce negative
consequences of drug use
 Incorporates a spectrum of strategies from safer use to
abstinence
 Goals: Harm reduction strategies meet drug users "where
they're at," addressing conditions of use along with the use
itself
 Not about “permitting use”
 Societal benefits: public health, reducing deaths and crime