Research & Treatment News
Family Therapy
www.nida.nih.gov/pdf/monographs/monograph165/157-180_Stanton.pdf
Description: Family Therapy has become an increasingly important part of the treatment of substance use disorders. Duncan Stanton, PhD, has been a major contributor to research in this area.
Description: Family Therapy has become an increasingly important part of the treatment of substance use disorders. Duncan Stanton, PhD, has been a major contributor to research in this area.
Join Together Online
www.jointogether.org
Description: Join Together, founded in 1991, supports community-based efforts to reduce, prevent, and treat substance abuse across the nation.
Description: Join Together, founded in 1991, supports community-based efforts to reduce, prevent, and treat substance abuse across the nation.
NIDA Notes
NOTES covers drug abuse research in the areas of treatment and prevention, epidemiology, neuroscience, behavioral science, health services, and AIDS. The publication reports on research, identifies resources, and promotes communication among clinicians, researchers, administrators, policymakers, and the public. Readers are encouraged to identify subject areas they would like to see highlighted.
Report Calls for Sweeping Changes in Health Care for Mental and Substance Abuse Problems
Each year, more than 33 million Americans seek treatment for mental and substance use disorders, but deficiencies in health care quality and access prevent many of them from receiving the treatment they need.
The Link Between AD/HD and Substance Use Disorders
Dr. Brooke Molina addressed questions regarding the persistent risk of vulnerability to adult substance use for those diagnosed with ADHD in childhood. She reported results from her team’s longitudinal study on children with ADHD (Pittsburgh ADHD Longitudinal Study, Co-Pls Molina and William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph.D., funded by NIAAA/NIDA), in which they followed more than 350 children diagnosed with ADHD and 240 without ADHD through adolescence into early adulthood.