Substance Use Disorders 101 for the Palliative Care Specialist (FR417)

Experts in neuroscience and medicine recognize substance use disorders as a brain disease. Current definitions describe substance use disorders as "a primary, chronic, neurobiologic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations." Manifestations include behaviors such as: impaired control over drug use, compulsive use, continued use despite harm, and craving. Unaddressed substance use disorders perpetuate patient suffering and can devastate caregivers and families.

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