Substance Abuse
Friday's Progress Notes - August 8, 2007
Mental Health Information - Vol. 11 Issue 7
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CONTENTS
1. Psychosocial treatments for substance use disorders
2. Treatment manuals on issues related to drug treatment
3. Managing opioid addiction
4. Treating comorbid anxiety and alcohol use disorder
5. Talking to kids about alcohol
6. Anabolic steroid abuse
7. Guide for effective treatment of LGBT clients
8. Changing the culture of drinking on U.S. college campuses
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Dear Colleagues,
Substance abuse is a significant health problem in the United States. Today's newsletter provides resources that address
problems related to drug and alcohol abuse.
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John L. Miller, MD
1. PRIMARY PSYCHIATRY
Psychosocial Treatments for Substance Use Disorders: Guiding Principles for Promoting Behavioral Change
This article reviews four principles that may play an important role in facilitating behavioral change among substance-dependent patients.
http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=90
2. INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH - TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
TCU Intervention Manuals
This site offers a series of treatment manuals on HIV/AIDS education in drug treatment, mapping manual for counselors, transition skills for recovery, and parenting. (Complimentary registration required.)
http://www.ibr.tcu.edu/pubs/trtmanual/manuals.html
3. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Managing Opioid Addiction with Buprenorphine
Treating opioid dependence as a chronic disorder improves outcomes.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20060501/1573.html
4. CURRENT PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
Which To Treat First: Comorbid Anxiety or Alcohol Disorder?
Therapies that target just one problem are in sufficient for patients who have both. (Complimentary registration required.)
5. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
Talking with Your Teen about Alcohol
Ask your young teen what he or she knows about alcohol and what he or she thinks about teen drinking.
6. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
Anabolic Steroid Abuse
Anabolic steroids can lead to early heart attacks, strokes, liver tumors, kidney failure, and serious psychiatric problems.
http://www.nida.nih.gov/PDF/RRSteroids.pdf
7. SAMHSA
A Provider's Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals
The guide provides statistical information, case examples, treatment guidelines, and organizational policies.
http://kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/pdfs/lgbt.pdf
8. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges
The call to action on campus has to do not so much with drinking per se, but with the consequences of excessive drinking by students.
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/NIAAACollegeMaterials/TaskForce/TaskForce_TOC.aspx
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