Addiction Medicine Glossary

Psychological phenomenon where a minor relapse leads to complete abandonment of recovery efforts due to guilt and percei...

Treatment approach requiring complete cessation of all substance use as the primary goal.

Involuntary termination from addiction treatment due to program rule violations rather than clinical reasons or treatmen...

Difficulty identifying and describing emotions, commonly observed in individuals with substance use disorders and consid...

The inability to experience pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyable, commonly seen during early recovery f...

Standardized assessment tool for determining appropriate level of addiction treatment care.

Standardized treatment intensity classifications from American Society of Addiction Medicine used for placement decision...

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; standardized screening tool for alcohol use problems.

A comprehensive evaluation examining biological, psychological, and social factors contributing to addiction and recover...

Comprehensive case conceptualization integrating biological, psychological, and social factors contributing to substance...

A comprehensive framework for understanding addiction as involving biological, psychological, and social factors rather...

Partial opioid agonist medication used in opioid use disorder treatment and pain management.

A brief four-question screening tool used to identify potential alcohol problems in clinical settings.

Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol-revised, a standardized scale for monitoring alcohol withdrawal sev...

Temporary maintenance of current medication dosing while monitoring patient status before making treatment adjustments.

The simultaneous presence of substance use disorder and mental illness in the same individual.

Ongoing evaluation of treatment necessity and appropriateness conducted during active addiction treatment episodes.

Behavioral intervention using tangible rewards to reinforce positive behaviors like abstinence or treatment adherence.

Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale, a standardized assessment tool for measuring opioid withdrawal severity.

An intense psychological urge or desire to use a substance, often triggered by environmental cues or stress.

The development of an addiction to a different substance while in recovery from another addiction.

Development of tolerance to one substance resulting in tolerance to chemically similar substances.

Federal certification allowing physicians to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid addiction in office settings.

Medically supervised withdrawal process to safely manage acute physical symptoms of substance cessation.