"DSM-5 includes the following SUD criteria (as measured in the 2022 NSDUH):

"1. The substance is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than intended.

"2. There is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control substance use.

"3. A great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain the substance, use the substance, or recover from its effects.

"4. There is a craving, or a strong desire or urge, to use the substance.

"5. There is recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home.

"6. There is continued substance use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused by or exacerbated by the effects of the substance.

"7. Important social, occupational, or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of substance use.

"8. There is recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous.

"9. Substance use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by the substance.

"10. There is a need for markedly increased amounts of the substance to achieve intoxication or the desired effect, or markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of the substance (i.e., tolerance).

"11. For substances other than hallucinogens and inhalants that have a withdrawal criterion, there are two components of withdrawal symptoms, either of which meet the overall criterion for withdrawal symptoms:

   "a. There is a required number of withdrawal symptoms that occur when substance use is cut back or stopped following a period of prolonged use.64

   "b. The substance or a related substance is used to get over or avoid withdrawal symptoms.65

"Table 1 shows how these 11 DSM-5 SUD criteria apply to substances in NSDUH. For prescription pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives, Table 1 also shows how these criteria apply if respondents misused prescription drugs or if they simply used but did not misuse prescription drugs in the past year. For consistency with the DSM-5 criteria, NSDUH respondents were classified as having an SUD in the past year if they met two or more of the applicable criteria in the 12-month period before the interview.

"For alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine in Table 1, respondents were classified as having an SUD in the past year if they met 2 or more of the 11 criteria in the 12-month period before the interview. However, respondents were classified as having a hallucinogen use disorder or an inhalant use disorder if they met 2 or more of the first 10 criteria in the past 12 months; the withdrawal criterion does not apply to hallucinogens and inhalants.

For the use or misuse of prescription drugs in Table 1, the number of applicable DSM-5 criteria for classifying respondents as having a prescription drug use disorder depends on whether respondents misused prescription drugs, or they used prescription drugs in the past year, but they did not misuse them. If respondents misused prescription drugs in the past year, they were classified as having a prescription drug use disorder if they met 2 or more of the 11 criteria shown in Table 1. However, if respondents used prescription drugs in the past year but did not misuse them, they were classified as having a prescription drug use disorder if they met two or more of the first nine criteria shown in Table 1. Criteria 10 (tolerance) and 11 (withdrawal) do not apply to respondents who used but did not misuse these prescription drugs in the past year; tolerance and withdrawal can occur as normal physiological adaptations when people use these prescription drugs appropriately under medical supervision.66"

Source

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2023). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. PEP23-07-01-006, NSDUH Series H-58). Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.