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{{Infobox medical condition (new) |name = Substance intoxication |synonym = |image = |image_size = |alt = |caption = |pronounce = |specialty = <!--from Wikidata; can be overwritten--> |symptoms = |complications = |onset = |duration = |types = |causes = |risks = |diagnosis = |differential = |prevention = |treatment = |medication = |prognosis = |frequency = |deaths = }} '''Substance intoxication''' is a transient [[Medical state|condition]] of [[altered consciousness|altered]] [[consciousness#Medical aspects|consciousness]] and [[Human behavior|behavior]] associated with recent use of a [[Drug|substance]].<ref name="FirstTasman2009">{{cite book|author1=Michael B. First|author2=Allan Tasman|title=Clinical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jyXxmyysU7gC&pg=PA146|access-date=27 April 2010|date=2 October 2009|publisher=John Wiley and Sons|isbn=978-0-470-74520-5|pages=146β}}</ref> It is often [[maladaptive]] and [[wikt:impair|impairing]], but reversible.<ref name="FirstFrances2004">{{cite book|author1=Michael B. First|author2=Allen Frances|author3=Harold Alan Pincus|title=DSM-IV-TR guidebook|url=https://archive.org/details/dsmivtrguidebook0000firs|url-access=registration|access-date=27 April 2010|year=2004|publisher=American Psychiatric Pub|isbn=978-1-58562-068-5|pages=[https://archive.org/details/dsmivtrguidebook0000firs/page/135 135]β}}</ref> If the symptoms are severe, the term "substance intoxication [[delirium]]" may be used.<ref name="ReidWise1995">{{cite book|author1=William H. Reid|author2=Michael G. Wise|title=DSM-IV training guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PgzBZWzo6QMC&pg=PA80|access-date=27 April 2010|date=26 August 1995|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-87630-768-7|pages=80β}}</ref> [[Slang term]]s for the state include: '''getting ''high''''' (generic), and being '''''stoned''''', '''''cooked''''', or '''''fried''''' (usually in reference to [[cannabis]]).<ref name=":1" /> Substance intoxication may often accompany a [[substance use disorder]] (SUD); if persistent substance-related problems exist, SUD is the preferred diagnosis.<ref name="WHO">{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/substance_abuse/terminology/acute_intox/en/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040704055527/http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/terminology/acute_intox/en/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 4, 2004 |title=Acute intoxication |publisher=World Health Organization |access-date=2020-01-31}}</ref> The term "intoxication" in common use most often refers to alcohol intoxication, or drug addiction usually opioids consisting of an overdose; resulting in death.
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