Addiction Medicine Glossary

Terminology that reduces stigma and emphasizes person-first language when discussing substance use disorders and treatme...

Coordinated network of community-based services and supports designed to guide and sustain long-term recovery from subst...

Therapeutic approach teaching strategies to maintain sobriety and prevent return to substance use.

Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies required by FDA for certain addiction medications with abuse potential.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, federal agency overseeing addiction treatment standards.

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment; early intervention approach for substance use problems.

Self-management addiction recovery support program using cognitive-behavioral and motivational tools.

Administration of daily medication in divided doses rather than single daily dose to improve therapeutic coverage.

Treatment approach beginning with least intensive intervention and progressing to higher levels as needed.

Intensive day treatment program providing comprehensive addiction services while allowing patients to live at home.

Brand name for combination medication containing buprenorphine and naloxone, used in opioid addiction treatment.

Comprehensive assessment documenting a patient's past and current substance use patterns, including substances used, fre...

Mental health symptoms directly caused by intoxication, withdrawal, or chronic substance use effects.

Mood symptoms that develop during or soon after substance intoxication, withdrawal, or medication use, and are directly...

Psychotic symptoms directly caused by acute intoxication or withdrawal from substances.

Methadone or other medication doses dispensed for self-administration at home rather than daily clinic observation.

A medically supervised plan for gradually reducing drug dosage to minimize withdrawal symptoms.

The collaborative relationship between patient and clinician characterized by mutual trust and shared treatment goals.

Residential treatment model using peer support and community living as primary therapeutic tools.

Optimal medication amount that provides symptom relief while minimizing side effects and craving.

Legal framework that considers the therapeutic impact of laws and legal procedures on individuals with substance use dis...

Structured treatment environment designed to promote recovery through peer interaction and environmental factors.

Blood concentration range where medication provides optimal benefit with minimal adverse effects.

A physiological state where increasing amounts of a substance are needed to achieve the same effect previously produced...