[…]in high amounts or with high frequency, is not equivalent to a substance use disorder b) The DSM-5-TR distinguishes between substance use and SUDs which should not necessarily be equated c) The frequency, duration, and amount of substance use alone have never been diagnostic criteria in the DSM, because those metrics do not correlate with a lack of control d) A positive drug test alone is not an indicator of a substance use disorder and e) substance use disorders are clinical conditions that should only be diagnosed by trained professionals and not the courts. This latter amicus was filed with […]
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[…]Guidelines by Chapter: CHAPTER 1 PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS FLIPBOOK PDF CHAPTER 2 MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT FLIPBOOK PDF CHAPTER 3 MANAGING PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER FLIPBOOK PDF CHAPTER 4 PREGNANCY AND NEONATAL WITHDRAWAL FLIPBOOK PDF CHAPTER 5 COMORBID POLYSUBSTANCE USE FLIPBOOK PDF CHAPTER 6 CONCURRENT MEDICAL CONDITIONS FLIPBOOK PDF CHAPTER 7 COMORBID PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS FLIPBOOK PDF CHAPTER 8 LABORATORY DATA FLIPBOOK PDF This publication made possible through a SAMHSA Opioid State Targeted Response […]
