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Substance Abuse
Friday's Progress Notes - April 18, 2003
Mental Health Information - Vol. 7 Issue 7
Published by athealth.com - http://www.athealth.com
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CONTENTS
1. How to spot illicit drug abuse
2. Individual drug counseling
3. Medical implications of marijuana use
4. Screening and intervention guide for alcohol problems
5. Treatment of SUDs by psychologists
6. Dual diagnosis recovery in rural settings
7. Fourteen lessons in drug prevention education
8. Guidelines for a drug-free workplace
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1. POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE
How To Spot Illicit Drug Abuse in Your Patients
The authors review clinical clues to abuse of specific drugs and the clinical pharmacology of the most common classes of illicit drugs.
http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/1999/10_01_99/johnson.htm
2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach To Treating Cocaine Addiction
This therapy manual is intended as a guide for the individual treatment of cocaine addiction by addiction counselors.
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/ceduc/cbt_cocaine.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. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Why Psychologists Should Know How to Treat Substance Use Disorders
This article offers reasons why all practicing psychologists should acquire the skills necessary to address SUDs competently.
6. TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT EXCHANGE
The STEMSS Supported Self-Help Model for Dual Diagnosis Recovery: Applications for Rural Settings
STEMSS is a psychoeducational group intervention designed to enhance recovery from the combination of addiction and mental illness.
http://www.treatment.org/TAPS/TAP17/tap17stemss.html
7. THE NEW YORK TIMES
Anti-Drug Education with the New York Times
This teacher's guide contains 14 lessons in drug prevention education.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/NIE/anti-drug/
8. U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
Guidelines for a Drug-Free Workforce
These guidelines provide a full continuum of substance abuse education, prevention, intervention and treatment resources.
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/demand/dfmanual/index.html
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