Research Guides: Addiction Medicine: Terminology

Dictionaries

AA to Z: Addictionary to the 12-Step Culture by Christopher Cavanaugh
Call Number: H5804 .C38 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Encyclopedic look at the subculture of recovering people. Includes real-life stories of people in recovery as well as an “addictionary” of recovery terminology.
Drug Abuse by James N. Parker; Philip M. Parker
Publication Date: 2003
Designed for physicians, medical students preparing for board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to drug abuse.

Appendix C: Glossary of Terms
Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders
Glossary: Commonly Used Terms in Addiction Science
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Lexicon of Alcohol and Drug Terms
World Health Organization

Addiction Stigma Language: The Words We Use Matter
Handout from the National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment.
Addictionary
Database of addiction-related terms to help both clinicians and the general public find the right words to use when talking about addiction.
Changing the Language of Addiction
Document addressing terminology related to substance abuse and substance abuse disorders.
Speak the Same Language: A Toolkit for Strengthening Patient-Centered Addiction Care in the United States
From the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Using Person-First Language across the Continuum of Care for Substance Use Disorders & other Addictions: Words Matter to Reduce Stigma
Paper from the Ohio Language First Team that looks at this issue across the continuum of care and proposes person-first language designed to help people by de-stigmatizing addiction/SUD care and related issues.