REWRITING THE ADDICTION NARRATIVE THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE PREDICTION, SCREENING, AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND BEHAVIOURAL ADDICTION

Background :Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) and Behavioural Addic tion are intricately related constructs that shed light on the coherent conceptual paradigm of addiction science which involve a shared patho logical disruption of neural mechanisms. SUD is a medical, psychiatric condition defined as a pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment, characterized by compulsive consumption, and continued use despite harmful consequences.