Chapter 1.0: Introduction

Reading Objectives

After engaging with these reading materials and learning resources, you should be able to:

  • Explain what “psychoactive” substances means
  • Describe the scope and impact of substance use as a national and global problem (epidemiology)
  • Describe historical trends in responses to substance use/misuse in the U.S.
  • Identify and resolve where stigmatizing language about substance use and addiction occurs.

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Introduction to Substance Use Disorders by Patricia Stoddard Dare and Audrey Begun is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.