Changes proposed to the substance use disorders (SUD) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) (American Psychiatric Association) include: (1) dropping the legal problems criterion, an abuse criterion in DSM-IV; (2) adding craving as a new criterion; and (3) combining the seven DSM-IV dependence criteria, the three remaining abuse criteria (hazardous use; social/interpersonal problems related to use; neglect of roles to use) and craving into criteria for a single disorder.
