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User, Abuser, and Dependent: What’s the Difference?

October 27, 2014 by maximus

User, abuser, and dependent. You’ve heard these words before in the context of alcohol addiction, drug addiction, or gambling addiction. What are their differences?

Categories Addiction and Intervention Overview Tags abuser, dependent, user 5 Comments
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