substance (Criterion B). The symptoms are not attributable to another medical condition
and are not better explained by another mental  disorder (Criterion D). Substance intoxi-
cation is common among those with a substance use disorder but also occurs frequently in
individuals without a substance use disorder. This category does not apply to tobacco. 
The most common changes in intoxication involve disturba nces of perception, wake-
fulness, attention, thinking, judgment, psychomotor behavi or, and interpersonal behav-
ior. Short-term, or “acute,” intoxications may have different signs and symptoms than