Substance Use Spectrum

Infographic
by
Health Canada

Release Date

2022

Geography

Canada

Language of Resource

English and French

Full Text Available

Yes

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

No

Findings/Key points

Substance use is different for everyone and can be viewed on a spectrum with varying stages of benefits and harms. The stages of this spectrum are: Non-use (abstinence), beneficial use, lower-risk use, higher-risk use, addiction (substance use disorder). A person may move back and forth between the stages over time.

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Keywords

Harm reduction
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