What is an SUD?
Substance Use Disorder
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Substance use disorder is a disease that affects a person's brain and behavior and leads to an inability to control the use of a legal or illegal drug or medication. Substances such as alcohol, marijuana and nicotine also are considered drugs.
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"Best Explanation of Addiction"
Defining Substance Abuse and Substance Use Disorders
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Need for Substance Use Disorder Programs in Rural Communities
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Factors that Contribute to Substance Use Disorder in Rural Communities
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Opioids
Quick Facts:
In 2018 in Michigan more people died from opioid overdoses than from car crashes.
In 2017 the number of opioid prescriptions written was enough to provide 127 doses PER RESIDENT.
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38% of people who obtained opioids were given them from a friend or family member for free.
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45% of rural adults have been directly impacted by opioid misuse, and 26% of farmers/farm workers have misused opioid prescription painkillers.
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