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Applied Prevention Science International. (2022) What is in a name and other concerns about substance use language. APSI Prevention Nuggets,

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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...

Item Type
Article
Publication Type
International, Open Access, Article
Drug Type
All substances
Intervention Type
General / Comprehensive
Date
7 November 2022
Corporate Creators
Applied Prevention Science International
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