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Identifying a Substance Use Disorder: When substance use interferes with daily functioning, or is influencing an individual's work, parenting, safety, or health, it is a problem and needs to be addressed.
Anyone can develop a substance use disorder to street or recreational drugs, prescription medications, or other toxins. Typically substances are divided into 11 classes:1
| • | Alcohol | • | Amphetamines | • | Caffeine | • | Cannabis | • | Cocaine | • | Hallucinogens | • | Inhalants | • | Nicotine | • | Opioids | • | Phencyclidine (PCP) | • | Sedatives, hypnotics, and anxiolytics |
Commonly Abused Drugs
National Institute on Drug Abuse
To learn more about these substance categories, including street and commercial names, intoxication effects, and potential health effects. More
FAQs About Substance Use/Dependence
Continually updated to provide quick answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Professional Help
There are many pathways to seeking help and learning about treatment for substance use disorders. Take the first important step to seeking help, and learn about breaking down barriers to treatment. Find a TRICARE provider, counselor or therapist, and more.
TRICARE Behavioral Health Benefits
The U.S. Department of Defense military health care system offers TRICARE Prime, Extra and Standard benefits to active duty service members, families and retirees. TRICARE Reserve Select is a premium-based health plan for Guard and Reserve service members and families.
Treatment Options
Review the recommended treatment options for substance use disorders and download an excellent discussion guide with questions to ask a health care provider. Find a therapist or counselor, and more.
Self-Help Resources
Find a variety of tools; including fact sheets, videos, books and web sites, to help support service members, families and friends in understanding substance use disorders and how to get help.