“[R]epeated misuse of any of these substances [alcohol, illicit drugs and over-the-counter drugs and other substances] can produce changes to the brain that can lead to a substance use disorder, an independent illness that significantly impairs health and function and may require specialty trea...
recovery-oriented systems of careThough "recovery management" is the current paradigm for substance use disorder treatment, the mechanisms and processes by which adolescents achieve long-term recovery remain undefined. Seeking to learn from those with lived experience, the author conducted an extensive ...
Many patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) present with concurrent substance use disorders (SUDs), which has been thought to impair their response to antidepressants. Clinicians often delay antidepressant treatment until sustained sobriety has been established. Unfortunately, these comorbid subjects ...
Substance use disorder is a mental illness that arises from repeated drug or alcohol use. It causes a young person to have difficulty recognizing the negative consequences of their drug use. When a treatment center or support group helps them see those negative effects of addiction in their lives...
Yes, these factors can play a role in motivating an individual to pursue substance use disorder recovery, but most clients come into treatment feeling ambivalent about change or even stubbornly opposed to it. As a therapist, this meant that I spent the early stages of therapy working on increas...
bipolar disorder; substance use disorder; cannabis use disorder; alcohol use disorder; machine learning1. Introduction Substance use disorder (SUD) frequently occurs among people with bipolar disorder (BD), worsening their clinical trajectories [1,2]. A comorbid diagnosis of BD and SUD occurs in ...
Studies have found that cardiac transplant patients are at increased risk (3–10%) of developing opioid use disorder. Severe pain during the recovery period may increase the risk of long-term dependence on opioids [19]. Decreasing the dose and duration of opioids prescribed at discharge may decr...
Women who abuse substances sometimes cite continued substance use as a perceived aid in controlling symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).30PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or the witnessing of life-affecting events, such as military combat, violent ...
OSU ≤ 1 6: Onset of substance use at age 16 or earlier; OSU ≥ 1 7: Onset of substance use at age 17 or later; yr: years; SUD: Substance Use Disorder. Influence on neuropsychological functioning of age of onset of substance use, age, years of education, duration ...
Achieving Substance Use Recovery While Incarcerated It seems as if prison would be the perfect place to recover from a substance use disorder. After all, there’s no way to obtain drugs or alcohol, right? Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. ...