Research indicates that many youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system may have mental health- and substance use-related disorde...

In this book, based on profound clinical experiences in supervising and educating practitioners to work with clients with substance abuse and menta...

The addiction is a brain disease with severe medical consequences. Today, all people in the world are exposed to and use a variety of drugs of abus...

Substance abuse is a major public health problem. Medicaid clients are more likely than people with other types of insurance to have chemical depen...

This book focuses on men and addictions. Various studies have found that the vast majority of men over 12 years of age (82.6%) had used alcohol at ...

This book examines the early identification of children and adolescents with mental health and substance use problems in order to provide guidance,...

Methamphetamine (METH) abuse has become a major public health problem world-wide, as demonstrated by increases in the number of emergency room visi...

Substance abuse is one of society's most serious problems. Drugs seem to be readily available even in elementary schools, which attests to the succ...

The clinical course of nicotine dependence, nicotine withdrawal and smoking cessation varies significantly between men and women smokers. Recent re...

The Medicare program serves as the healthcare coverage provider to over 58 million beneficiaries. In serving the over age 65 population, Medicare a...

An estimated 6.5 million individuals currently abuse prescription drugs in the United States. Unlike policy on street drugs, federal policy on pres...

The concept of recovery lies at the core of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA's) mission, and fostering the dev...

Smoking is the most common risk factor for the development of lung cancer, which is the leading cause of cancer death. It is also associated with m...

Social drinking refers to casual drinking in a social setting without an intent to get drunk. Social drinking plays an important (but not tradition...

In 2004, over 23 million Americans age 12 and older needed speciality treatment for alcohol or illicit drug problems. Of those in need, only 10 per...

In 2015, 20.8 million people aged 12 years or older (7.8 percent of the United States population) had a substance use disorder (SUD) in the previou...

Drug and alcohol addiction are critical social problems in the United States. Drug and alcohol abuse are powerful facilitators of health and econom...

Men in America today may have advantages that women lack. However, in spite of these advantages, men die at a younger age on average than women; me...

Over the past several decades, the population of the United States has become increasingly diverse. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about one ...

Like all professions, the addictions treatment field is faced with the challenges of employee substance use and abuse and their impact on retention...

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome refers to the physiological and psychological symptoms associated with withdrawal from the use of a drug after prolon...

Alcohol abuse is associated with psycho-somatic health and social problems. It leads to multi-organ, especially cardiovascular system, alimentary t...