Drug
Abuse and Addiction
Friday's Progress Notes - April 2, 1999
Mental Health Information - Vol. 3 Issue 12
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CONTENTS:
1. Treatment guidelines for alcohol, cocaine, opioids
2. NIH therapy manual for drug addiction
3. Information about commonly abused drugs
4. Hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment
5. Diagnosis and treatment of drug abuse
6. Bill Moyers on addiction
7. Parent's guide to drug prevention
8. Resources to reduce substance abuse
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Another reminder that April is Alcohol Awareness Month and that National Alcohol Screening
Day is scheduled for Thursday, April 8, 1999. The purpose of the screening is to raise
awareness about a range of drinking issues, including binge drinking in young adults. To
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1. AMERICAN
PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Substance Use Disorders
The guidelines include disease definitions, diagnostic features, treatment principles, and
alternatives.
http://www.psych.org/psych_pract/treatg/pg/SUD2ePG_04-28-06.pdf
2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
Cognitive-Behavioral Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction
This manual, authored by Kathleen M. Carroll, PhD, for the National Institute on Drug
Abuse, provides the basic principles of CBT, skills training, treatment strategies and
exercises, and research.
http://www.athealth.com/practitioner/ceduc/cbt_cocaine.html
3. NATIONAL INSTITUTE
ON DRUB ABUSE
Commonly Abused Drugs
Information about commonly abused drugs: name,
street name, medical uses, route of administration, DEA schedule, and period of detection.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/drugsofabuse.html
4. NDDIC
Hepatitis C Management
Questions and answers about diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis C.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/hepatitisCmanagement.html
5. NIDA
Diagnosis and Treatment of Drub Abuse in Family Practice
Abuse of drugs (including alcohol and tobacco) is the number one cause of
preventable illness and death in the United States. This monograph is directed
toward family physicians, but contains information helpful to mental health practitioners
and consumers.
6. PBS
Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home
If you missed the PBS series by Bill Moyers, you can access features of the series on the Web. There are real-life stories,
scientific facts, treatment information, and companion guides for the general public,
corporations, health professionals, families, elementary schools, and high schools. The
family guide is also published in Spanish. The site includes interviews with A. Thomas
McLellan, PhD, Patricia Owen, PhD, and Paul Earley, MD.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/closetohome/home.html
7. US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Growing Up Drug-Free: A Parent's Guide to Prevention
This booklet has
information for parents about how to talk to children about drugs, how to teach about the
dangers of drug use, and what to do if a child is using drugs.
http://www.athealth.com/practitioner/ceduc/parents_guide.html
8. JOIN
TOGETHER ONLINE
Substance Abuse
Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health, is a
national resource for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun
violence.
http://www.jointogether.org/
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