Substance Use Preoccupation

Dimension 995 of 1,100 · Health Lens

Excitement Index

0.0431

Substance Use Preoccupation measures the degree to which an expression is occupied by urges, self-appraisal, worry, and life interference related to using substances. It encompasses craving, perceived loss of control, identification with problematic use, and the extent to which substance-related thoughts and feelings compete with valued living.

evidence final name · Urges Then

Bands

Minimal Substance Use Preoccupation

Expressions activating this band contain little or no clear substance-focused concern and are largely unrelated, incidental, or only faintly connected to urges or problematic use.

Mild Substance Use Preoccupation

Expressions activating this band describe emerging concern about substance use through temptation, guilt, perceived irresponsibility, strong urges during deprivation, or a sense that use is becoming hard to control.

Moderate Substance Use Preoccupation

Expressions activating this band show sustained mental involvement with substance use, including judging one's thoughts about use, wondering about being addicted, using substances in response to distress, and recognizing an ongoing problem or treatment need.

High Substance Use Preoccupation

Expressions activating this band portray substance-related thoughts, cravings, memories, and emotional reactions as persistent and behaviorally consequential, intruding on attention, valued goals, and daily functioning even when the expression also affirms efforts to act according to personal values.

Evidence summary

Candidate names

Urges Then1.00

Abuse0.50

Better0.50

Sentence counts by range

B-8..B-3102,401

B-2..B44,814,998

B5..B964,383

B10..B1661

Dataset representation

01__health_reviews__druglib__benefits_effectiveness53

03__fact_checking__liar__truth_ordinal52

05__whole_disney_dataset__rating57

06__text_reviews__acl_imdb__binary_sentiment99

07__emotion_labels__goemotions_reddit__multilabel81

08__dialogue_emotion__empathetic_dialogues__context59

10__social_media_sentiment__sentiment140__binary77

11__consumer_complaints__response_explanation_vs_relief82

Anchor definitions

Minimal Urges Then

Minimal Urges Then: Content characterized by sps, anything, prefer, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect urges then at this level.

Moderate Urges Then

Moderate Urges Then: Content characterized by then, are, urges, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect urges then at this level.

Intense Urges Then

Intense Urges Then: Content characterized by received, con, judgments, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect urges then at this level.

Peak Urges Then

Peak Urges Then: Content characterized by urges, abuse, then, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect urges then at this level.