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<li><strong>Alcohol use disorder</strong> – Use <strong>alcohol use disorder </strong>instead of <em>alcohol abuse</em>, <em>alcohol dependence</em>, and <em>alcoholism</em>. In the <a href="https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm">Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</a> (DSM-5), alcohol use disorder (AUD) replaces the older categories of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence with the single disorder, AUD, which ranges from mild to severe. AUD is treatable and individuals with AUD do recover. Lasting changes in the brain associated with AUD can make individuals vulnerable to relapse.</li>
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<li><strong>Alcohol misuse </strong>– Use<strong> alcohol misuse </strong>instead of <em>alcohol abuse</em> when referring broadly to drinking in a manner, situation, amount, or frequency that could cause harm to the person who is engaging in drinking or to those around them. For individuals younger than the minimum legal drinking age of 21, or for pregnant individuals, any alcohol use constitutes alcohol misuse. Alcohol misuse can be acute (e.g., binge drinking on a weekend night) or chronic (e.g., drinking associated with AUD). Do not use “abuse of alcohol.” Research has demonstrated that “abuse” and “abuser” are strongly associated with negative judgments and punishments. [Citations: Kelly, J.F., Saitz, R.D., Wakeman, S. (2016). <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07347324.2016.1113103">Language, substance use disorders, and policy: The need to reach consensus on an “addiction-ary”</a>. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly. (34)(1): 116-123; Kelly, J.F., Westerhoff, C.M. (2010). <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20005692/">Does it matter how we refer to individuals with substance-related conditions? A randomized study of two commonly used terms</a>. International Journal of Drug Policy. 21(3):202-7.]</li>
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