What is drug use disorder?

Physical dependence on a drug refers to a state resulting from chronic use of a drug that has produced tolerance and where negative physical symptoms of withdrawal result from abrupt discontinuation or dosage reduction.

How do members experience drug use disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with drug use disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for drug use disorder*

*Data from patients with drug use disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with drug use disorder*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Depression Skills Group Therapy)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
drug use disorder (1)

*Data from patients with drug use disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has drug use disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 10
20s 89
30s 622
40s 812
50s 585
60s 368
70+ 127

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 791
Female 1,784