Substance Use: Helping Someone with Addiction, Treatments that Work | Stanford

Dr. Anna Lembke explains what substance use disorder (SUD) is, and how to help someone with addiction. She discusses how substance use disorder is defined, reasons people start using, signs of addiction, and treatment options, including levels of care.
There is good treatment available, and people who get treatment often get better. In fact, response rates for addiction are on par with response rates for other chronic illnesses like depression, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of heart disease.
0:00 What is substance use disorder or SUD?
3:26 How do we help someone with a substance use disorder?
Dr. Anna Lembke is Professor and Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
The information in this video was accurate as of the upload date, 5/23/2022. For information purposes only. Consult your local medical authority or your healthcare practitioner for advice.
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