In his article, "Nora Volkow on More Realistic And Pragmatic Addiction Treatment (recoveryreview.blog)", Jason Schwartz discusses the dangers of not recognizing the difference between "use disorder" and "addiction."

He points out that puuting all efforts into non-abstinent endpoints may lowere expectations for a full, sustained recovery. He also discusses the need to distinguish between patients for whom abstinence is necessary for a full recovery and with it, a higher quality of life.