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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.

Substance Disorder Practice Guidelines

Clinical or practice guidelines bring together the best evidence-based and clinical knowledge necessary for sound decision-making about a specific health problem.

Clinical Assessment Tools

Supplies details about treatment plans based on research and established treatment strategies and reassessments, including clinician –administered assessments, self-report assessment tools, and substance use disorder screening in a primary care setting.

Clinician Administered Treatment Resources

This resource list includes the Iraq War Clinician's Guide, along with links to several other treatment guidelines.

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.

Self-Help Resources

Resources for patients and loved ones with recommendations, including fact sheets, videos, books and web sites, to help support and direct treatment for substance use disorders.