Applied Prevention Science International. (2022) What is in a name and other concerns about substance use language. APSI Prevention Nuggets,
External website: https://www.apsintl.org/post/wordsmatter
Since the early 1970’s, the primary Federal agencies that fund substance use prevention and treatment research and services have included the word “abuse” in their names—i.e., the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. These names were established in legislation from an era when abuse reflected the current understanding of this behavioral phenomenon...
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