Identify two elements of dependence from the Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorders:
Alcohol and drug misusers have complex problems relating to medical, psychosocial, social, and legal issues and intervention strategies should be appropriately responsive to the individual needs of the service users. The nature and severity of their complex needs are likely to influence the type and range of interventions.According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition, Alcohol Use Disorder(AUD) is defined as a maladaptive pattern of alcohol use, leading to clinical significant impairment or distress, as manifested by tolerance and withdrawal occurring at any time in the same 12-months
.Identify two elements of dependence from the Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorders: Diagnostic Criteria article and explain how these two elements can lead to psychosocial or environmental problems. Below is a list of categories of Psychosocial or Environmental Problems:Problems with primary support groupProblems related to the social environmentEducational problemsOccupational problemsHousing problems
