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by William L White and Larry Davidson: Structural differences pose the main challenge to integrating the mental health and addiction fields [Behavioral Healthcare, USA]
by William L White and Larry Davidson: The mental health and addiction fields could use the concept of recovery to form a more effective behavioral health system [Behavioral Healthcare, USA]
Millions of Americans are now eligible for improved employer-provided mental-health and substance-abuse insurance coverage… The law, called the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, ensures that employees receive the same level of mental-health benefits as they do for medical and surgical care [Wall Street Journal, USA]
by William L White and William Cloud: This article defines recovery capital and explores how attention to recovery capital can be integrated into the service practices of front-line addiction professionals [Counselor, USA]
Mary Beth Summers is a co-founder of My Sober Scene, a website site dedicated to the communication between sober minded individuals. For the past several years she has dedicated her life to the growth of a network that is for the Sober Minded Clean / Sober Curious folks [Afflicted & Affected, USA}
More than 18.4 million full-time employees aged 18 to 64 (15.5 percent of the full-time adult workers in that age range) had no health insurance coverage [SAMHSA, USA]
It is a known fact that of the many individuals in the United States who suffer from substance use disorders and addiction are not receiving treatment for their addictions [Counselor, USA]
Research is steadily advancing our understanding of substance use disorders, and is spawning ever more effective treatments; however, it often takes several years for therapies with demonstrated efficacy to enter clinical practice [Counselor, USA]
A retired police officer and the proprietor of an organic eatery make an odd couple when it comes to trying to overturn marijuana laws in this tiny state, but Jack Cole and Josh Miller are giving it their best shot [Wall Street Journal, USA]
For many of the users, the injection room is a first point of contact with the health care system [Slate, USA]
Last year, Sir Liam Donaldson, the Chief Medical Officer in England, touched off a storm of controversy with his call for a government-mandated minimum pricing schedule for the sale of alcohol [Addiction Inbox, USA]
Using data from three published randomized trials implementing BMIs, we examined motivation or readiness to change (RTC) as a potential mechanism of behavior change [Addictive Behaviour, USA]
[Faces and Voices of Recovery, USA]
Despite trumpeting a “balanced and comprehensive drug strategy,” President Obama’s White House Drug Czar’s office announced this week that it is continuing the nearly two-to-one budget disparity that heavily favors spending on law enforcement and punishment over public health strategies like treatment and prevention [Law Enforcement against Prohibition, USA]
In 2007, among non-Hispanic Black substance abuse treatment admissions aged 18 to 25, males were more likely than females to report marijuana as the primary substance of abuse (62.8 vs. 49.5 percent); however females were three times more likely than males to report smoked cocaine as the primary substance of abuse (12.6 vs. 4.2 percent) [SAMHSA, USA]
Combined 2006 to 2008 data indicate that 3.7 million persons aged 12 or older living in poverty were in need of substance use treatment in the past year; of these, 17.9 percent received treatment at a specialty facility during this time period [SAMHSA, USA]
Between 1992 and 2007, the proportion of all adult female substance abuse treat ment admissions with primary alcohol abuse declined from 47.4 per cent to 33.4 percent [SAMHSA, USA]
The secret to a higher approval rating? [OhMyGov!, USA]
Studies suggest that the popular drugs are no more effective than a placebo. In fact, they may be worse [Newsweek, USA]
A total of 1,132 substance abuse treatment facilities (or 8 percent of all substance abuse treatment facilities) operated an Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) in 2008, a percentage that has remained constant since 2002 [SAMHSA, USA]
