Language, Substance Use Disorders, and Policy: The Need to Reach Consensus on an "addiction-ary"

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 116-123

  Kelly, John F ^a,b   Saitz, Richard ^c   Wakeman, Sarah ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Language; Policy; Stigma; Substance abuse; Substance use disorders; Terminology

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DSM-5; DSM-IV; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; POLICY; REVIEW; STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 84954114436     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2016.1113103     Document Type: Review

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