Many countries are experiencing an increase in drug/alcohol use particularly amongst the youth. So on this week’s podcast I speak to Linda Carstens an Occupational Therapist working in an alcohol rehabilitation unit in the Western Cape. Linda highlights the criteria as stated within the DSM-5 of the symptoms one would need to look out for pertaining to this disorder. Individuals using drugs/alcohol tend to have limited insight into the damaging effects that the drug/alcohol has in their occupational performance.