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Substance misuse

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Definition

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Substance misuse

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

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NICE Guideline NG58 - Coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse: community health and social care services

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Substance misuse refers to the use of legal or illicit drugs, including alcohol and medicine, in a way that causes mental or physical damage. This may include low levels of substance use that would not usually be considered harmful or problematic, but may have a significant effect on the mental health of people with a mental illness such as psychosis.
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Plain English definition

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Substance misuse

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Regularly consuming quantities of substances such as drugs or alcohol that affect your mental and physical health and your ability to do the things you need to do.
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Substance misuse

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SNOMED analysis

Differences in description in SNOMED/LG Standards/NHS Dictionary: Misuses drugs/drug user/substance use Alcohol abuser/alcohol abuse/substance use
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