Illicit Drugs
Avoid Withdrawal Symptoms
Substance Dependence
Safe Injection Sites
Harms Reduction
Misuse of Prescription Drugs
Health Compromising Behaviour
An approach focused on limiting the risks and consequences of substance use rather than eliminating the drug use itself
Refers to substances that are illegal, such as cocaine, heroin, or methamphetamine
Another name for this is a risk or problem behaviour
The primary reason individuals deeply dependent on a substance continue to consume it
Provide clean needles to prevent the spread of communicable diseases among people with addictions
Identified as the most common cause of addiction and death from substance misuse in the real world
Diagnosed when an individual persists in using alcohol or other drugs despite problems related to their use
