Thursday, March 17, 2005

Psychopharmacology for Addiction Psychiatric Times article - "Proper treatment for addiction is best informed by the substance of addiction. The main categories of substance addiction and proper treatment recommendations are reviewed..."  
  

Recent Advances in Treatment Psychiatric Times article - " Mental disorders and substance use disorders (SUDs) represent a major public health problem, and when these disorders are left untreated, they have devastating consequences for affected individuals, their families and society. While not widely known, a number of important advances have been made in the past decade toward understanding and treating SUDs and SUD-related disorders. For example, one of the more recent innovations in treating specific SUDs has been the addition of pharmacotherapy to improve treatment response, beyond what patients obtain from psychotherapy or counseling. The benefit of pharmacotherapy has now been well documented in the treatment of nicotine, alcohol, opiate and, just recently, cocaine dependence disorders."  
  

Substance Use and Need for Treatment Among Youths Who Have Been in Foster Care A February 2005 report, in Adobe Acrobat format, from the Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - "Youths from substance-abusing families frequently have serious emotional and behavioral problems, including a tendency to choose risky behavior, such as alcohol or other drug use. Substance abuse is a factor in at least three quarters of all foster care placements, and recent studies indicate high rates of lifetime substance use and substance use disorders for youths in the foster care system. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) asks youths aged 12 to 17 if they ever stayed in foster care. This report looks at the need for and receipt of substance abuse treatment among youths who have been in foster care. All estimates are annual averages based on combined 2002 and 2003 NSDUH data."