Medications to treat substance use disorders (SUDs) remain suboptimal or, in the case of stimulants and cannabis, non-existent. Many factors have contributed to this paucity, including the biological complexity of addiction, regulatory challenges, and a historical lack of enthusiasm among ...
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Researchers found factors like substance use and greater depression severity contributed to a higher overall risk of suicide for patients with psychotic disorders in a partial hospital program.“Taken together, our results high...
−0.012 (−0.037 to 0.013) Community mental health center −0.001 (−0.005 to 0.002) 0.002 (0.0001 to 0.003)b 0.002 (−0.001 to 0.004) Substance use treatment (residential and nonresidential) −0.008 (−0.041 to 0.026) −0.006 (−0.051 to 0.039) 0.007 (−0.022 to...
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11. Treatment does not need to be voluntary to be effective 12. Drug use during treatment must be monitored continuously as lapses during treatment do occur 13. Treatment should assess presence of HIV, Hepatitis and other infectious disease as well as provide preventative measures ...
Adolescent substance use and experimentation are common; however, problematic use can quickly develop and require treatment. Currently, treatments for adolescent substance use disorders (SUDs) are primarily psychosocial, such as family-based therapy, cog
A“recovery-ready workplace,” by Gupta’s definition, is one where those who are struggling with a substance-use disorder have people to talk to, where “they don’t have to hide their disease … they can seek out help whenever they want to.” In such an environment, he says, ...
2 Abstract Background: Various integrated care models have been used to improve treatment completion of medications for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV), chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB), and Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among people with substance use disorders ...
This systematic review evaluates physician-reported reasons for reluctance to address substance use and addiction in their clinical practices.