Substance Abuse
Friday's Progress Notes - April 18, 2003
Mental Health Information - Vol. 7 Issue 7
Published by athealth.com - athealth.com
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CONTENTS
1. Adolescent drug abuse
2. Individual drug counseling
3. Medical implications of marijuana use
4. Screening and intervention guide for alcohol problems
5. Older women and alcohol use
6. Alcohol and the impact of the family
7. Enabling addiction
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1. ATHEALTH.COM
Adolescent Substance Abuse
Dr. Howard Liddle talks about the practical aspects of assessing and treating adolescent substance abuse.
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/particles/interview_howardliddle.html
2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
Individual Drug Counseling
This therapy manual is intended as a guide for the individual treatment of cocaine addiction by addiction counselors.
http://www.nida.nih.gov/TXManuals/IDCA/IDCA1.html
3. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Marijuana: Medical Implications
Treatment requires a combination of education, social support, drug monitoring, and attention to comorbid conditions.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/991201ap/2583.html
4. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
Physician's Guide to Helping Patients with Alcohol Problems
This guide provides screening and intervention tools.
5. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
Use and Misuse of Alcohol Among Older Women
This article offers reasons why all practicing psychologists should acquire the skills necessary to address SUDs competently.
6. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
Alcohol and the Family
Approximately one out of every four U.S. children under the age of 18 years is exposed to the effects of alcohol abuse or dependence in a family member.
http://www.treatment.org/TAPS/TAP17/tap17stemss.html
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Enabling Addiction
Enabling is shielding an addicted individual from the costs of addiction. This shielding changes the cost-benefit analysis by lowering the costs and thereby lowering the addict’s motivation to change.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/enablingaddiction.html
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