{"id":6742,"date":"2021-09-07T02:21:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T02:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/?p=6742"},"modified":"2023-04-12T12:34:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T12:34:07","slug":"what-is-substance-use-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/addiction\/what-is-substance-use-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Substance Use Disorder?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"Substance abuse is nothing new to a large majority of us. Whether we’ve experienced it firsthand, seen someone going through it or have simply watched it play out on TV, we’ve become accustomed to its existence. When something like\u00a0substance abuse<\/a>\u00a0becomes normalized, it can lose the importance it once carried. At the end of the day, substance abuse is indeed a disorder known as Substance Use Disorder or SUD.<\/p>\n

When an individual is diagnosed with SUD, it means their mind is almost always focused on obtaining and using substances such as drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Much like addiction, SUD can make an individual ignore all of the negative impacts a substance has on them as all other responsibilities, wants and needs fall to the side in pursuit of more substances to use.<\/p>\n

What Substances Attract Those With SUD?<\/h2>\n

Unfortunately, the most addictive substances for any substance user are the same ones that someone with SUD can develop an uncontrollable addiction for which makes them substantially more likely to become addicted than the average use. The most common substances those with SUD\u00a0get addicted to<\/a>\u00a0are:<\/p>\n