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Substance Abuse
Friday's Progress Notes - November 24, 2000
Mental Health Information - Vol. 4 Issue 35
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CONTENTS
1. Abuse potential of benzodiazepines
2. Identification and management of the drug-seeking patient
3. Principles of drug addiction treatment
4. Substance abuse in small cities and rural America
5. Treatment for women offenders
6. Alcohol use and schizophrenia
7. Role of the pediatrician in prevention and management
8. Efforts to reduce drinking among young people
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Dear Colleagues,
The consequences of drug and alcohol abuse are enormous - broken
relationships, domestic violence, financial difficulty, lost
productivity, legal problems, and increased medical risks to name
a few. Today's newsletter focuses on resources related to substance
abuse.
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Jack
John L. Miller, MD
1. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Addiction: Part I
Benzodiazepines--Side Effects, Abuse Risk and Alternatives
Because benzodiazepines are controlled substances with abuse
potential, special attention must be directed toward the patient's
addiction history before these agents are prescribed.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000401/2121.html
2. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Addiction: Part II
Identification and Management of the Drug-Seeking Patient
Physicians often under-treat patients with pain because
of concerns about drug abuse, while at the same time they may
fall prey to drug-seeking patients.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000415/2401.html
3. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRUG ABUSE
Cognitive Behavioral Approach To Treating Cocaine Addiction
Cognitive-behavioral coping skills treatment (CBT) is a short-term, focused approach to helping cocaine-dependent individuals become abstinent from cocaine and other substances.
http://www.athealth.com/practitioner/ceduc/cbt_ca1.html
4. NATIONAL CENTER ON ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
No Place to Hide: Substance Abuse
in Mid-Size Cities and Rural America
American's substance abuse epidemic has come to rural America.
This paper discusses trends, prevention, education, and
treatment in smaller communities. (Adobe Reader is needed
to access this document.)
5. CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
Substance Abuse Treatment for Women Offenders
This guide offers a planning framework for those in the
corrections and treatment fields who want to design
comprehensive services for women offenders. (Adobe Reader
is needed.)
6. NIMH
Co–Occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and Schizophrenia
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is the most common co–occurring disorder in people with schizophrenia.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/schizophreniaalcohol.html
7. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs: The Role of the Pediatrician
in Prevention and Management of Substance Abuse
Knowledge of the extent and nature of the consequences of tobacco,
alcohol, and other drug use as well as the physical, psychological,
and social consequences is important for pediatricians.
http://www.aap.org/policy/re9801.html
8. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
The AMA and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are collaborating to reduce drinking among young people.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3337.html
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