so in the 1970's they were advocating against using the term abuse, even though the american psychiatric association adopted that term which is unfortunate because then that gives rise to the term abuser, naturally. and that was the warning actually, back in the '70's that was saying, this is what's going to happen is that you're going to you're going to generate this term by using that term. so what do we replace that with? so there are, there are a couple of things that i see i, i wrote about in that paper and papers since then, is to use, for example, if someone has a diagnosable substance abuse disorder, to use that term, substance abuse disorder. if we're talking about it generically, we might refer to individuals with a substance-related problem or substance- related condition. another term in other countries that have been used is substance misuse. so the misuse of a particular drug or alcohol. and so these are three ter substance-related problem or substance-related condition, again, person first, it's an individual with a substance-related problem or a substance- related condition. substanc

in fact, the american psychiatric association defines caffeine overdose at 300 milligrams.our cans of red bull. but his attorney says these are not stunts. >> these people are insane. i don't put a defense on that i don't believe in. >> reporter: in this case the prosecution's psychiatrists agree, an insanity plea is appropriate for steven coffeen. the red bull insanity defense is hardly unique. a defendant once blamed hallucinogenic tea. another says he was being chased by space aliens when he killed a cop. and remember the infamous twinkie defense? harvey milk shot and killed by dan white, whose attorneys claimed a diet of sugary foods gave him mood swings that made him snap. >> why do these cause insanity? it doesn't say anything necessarily about twinkies or red bull. it's, frankly, a series of events that causes an individual to not be able to understand that the actions, activities they're involved in are criminal. >> reporter: we have seen and will likely continue to see the insanity defense in a slew of high-profile cases but it's used less than 1% of the time and i

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the american psychiatric association looking at labeling this. are they close?ostic manual which is not out yet, there's been great debate. i think they are leaning toward not including it. it does exist in other ways. it exists in the form of something called sexual disorder not otherwise specified or hyper sexuality as a symptom within other disorders. it's there, allows people to talk about it and treat it. there are many treatments available. these cognitive behavioral, i changed my thoughts or medication for underlying anxiety or depression. >> how do you know when you have really got the problem? is it when you risk everything to satisfy the need? >> it is satisfying a group of criteria. a main one is that it affects your functioning and you are doing it despite the fact that you are losing important elements in your life -- work, relationships, financial destruction. despite that, you keep doing it anyway and you cannot stop. >> gail and john, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> up next, the mysteries of the brai n. .dr nancy snyderman answers your questi