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Rajeev Darolia; John Tyler – Brookings Institution, 2020
In this report, the authors introduce one of the unexplored effects of the opioid crisis, the link between the opioid epidemic and the education outcomes of children in hard-hit areas. Children, of course, are not immune to the effects of what may happen in their homes and communities, and there is ample evidence that negative home or community…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Outcomes of Education, Disadvantaged, Resource Allocation
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Bowen, Elizabeth A.; Redmond, Helen – Journal of Social Work Education, 2016
The United States' War on Drugs encompasses a body of legislation characterized by punitive approaches to drug control. These policies have resulted in escalating incarceration rates and have extracted a particularly harsh toll on low-income people of color. This article argues that education on the War on Drugs is essential for effective practice…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Legislation, Drug Education, Social Work
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Jones, K. Dayle; Gill, Carman; Ray, Shannon – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2012
The "DSM-5" Task Force has recommended a new substance use disorder to replace substance abuse and dependence. This article provides an overview of substance abuse and dependence, a description of the "DSM-5" substance use disorder, and implications and potential consequences of this change.
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Addiction, Mental Disorders
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Ilgen, Mark A.; Haas, Elizabeth; Czyz, Ewa; Webster, Linda; Sorrell, John T.; Chermack, Stephen – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2011
Chronic pain and substance use disorders frequently co-occur. The pharmacological treatment of pain is complicated in individuals with substance use disorders because of the potential for abuse and diversion of many prescription pain medications. One potential approach is to use a combination of cognitive-behavioral and acceptance-based strategies…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Pain, Veterans, Drug Addiction
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Fraser, J. Scott; Solovey, Andrew D.; Grove, David; Lee, Mo Yee; Greene, Gilbert J. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2012
A moderate common factors approach is proposed as a synthesis or middle path to integrate common and specific factors in evidence-based approaches to high-risk youth and families. The debate in family therapy between common and specific factors camps is reviewed and followed by suggestions from the literature for synthesis and creative flexibility…
Descriptors: Evidence, Research Methodology, Family Counseling, Therapy
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Carpenter, Barry – British Journal of Special Education, 2011
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the most common non-genetic cause of learning disability, affecting around 1% of live births in Europe, and costing an estimated $2.9 million per individual across their lifespan. In adulthood, non-reversible brain damage is often compounded by secondary disabilities in adulthood, such as mental health…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Learning Problems, Neurological Impairments, Learning Disabilities
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Kinlock, Timothy W.; Gordon, Michael S.; Schwartz, Robert P.; Fitzgerald, Terrence T. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2010
Research suggests that buprenorphine treatment may be a promising intervention for incarcerated individuals with heroin addiction histories. However, its implementation varies from corrections-based methadone because of unique challenges regarding dosing, administration, and regulation. Describing the first randomized clinical trial of…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Narcotics, Intervention, Institutionalized Persons
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Cleary, Michael J. – Health Educator, 2011
Since the early 1970s, neuroscientists recognized that it was possible for patients to re-regulate brain wave activity. Much of this early work focused on helping persons with epilepsy control their seizures and was later extended toward helping children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with concentration. This brainwave…
Descriptors: Evidence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Pain
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Milton, Amy L.; Lee, Jonathan L. C.; Everitt, Barry J. – Learning & Memory, 2008
We have investigated the neurochemical mechanisms of memory reconsolidation and, in particular, the functional requirement for intracellular mechanisms initiated by [beta]-adrenergic signaling. We show that propranolol, given in conjunction with a memory reactivation session, can specifically disrupt the conditioned reinforcing properties of a…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Memory, Obesity, Drug Addiction
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McVey, Richard – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2010
I have been delivering the flexible family work approaches outlined in this supplement at Aquarius for the past 8 years. Aquarius is an English Midlands-based addictions charity working with people who have problems with alcohol, drugs, or gambling and supporting their family members/concerned others. I have been a practitioner participating in…
Descriptors: Family Influence, Barriers, Action Research, Foreign Countries
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Jamieson, John; Mazmanian, Dwight; Penney, Alexander; Black, Nancy; Nguyen, An – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
An existing database was used to compare problem gamblers (N = 138) who presented for treatment of their gambling problem to two other groups: alcohol and/or drug addiction clients who also had a gambling problem (N = 280) or who did not have a gambling problem (N = 2178). Clients with gambling as their primary problem were more likely to be…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Legal Problems, Substance Abuse, Addictive Behavior
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Leonardi, Andrea; Fioravanti, Paolo; Scavelli, Sonia; Velicogna, Francesco – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2009
The 2005 EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Annual report 2005: the state of the drugs problem in Europe, from http://ar2005.emcdda.europa.eu/en/home-en.html?CFID=5556438&CFTOKEN=9393b63b806e64c7-FB015A79-E157-F9DE-99626FADD9F4C983&jsessionid=2e30185a01447c413a1e) annual report remarks the dearth of options…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Cocaine, Drug Addiction, Foreign Countries
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Copello, Alex; Templeton, Lorna; Orford, Jim; Velleman, Richard – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2010
This article includes a description of the 5-Step Method. First, the origins and theoretical basis of the method are briefly described. This is followed by a discussion of the general principles that guide the delivery of the method. Each step is then described in more detail, including the content and focus of each of the five steps that include:…
Descriptors: Coping, Guidelines, Social Support Groups, Supervision
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Fernandez-Montalvo, Javier; Lopez-Goni, Jose J.; Arteaga, Alfonso – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
This study explored the prevalence of violent behaviors in patients who are addicted to drugs. A sample of 252 addicted patients (203 male and 49 female) who sought outpatient treatment was assessed. Information on violent behaviors, sociodemographic factors, consumption factors (assessed by the European version of the Addiction Severity Index…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Violence, Drug Addiction, Psychopathology
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Quinn, Gregorio – Substance Abuse, 2010
Substance abuse in the United States has reached catastrophic proportions. 23.6 million people needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem (1). According to the National Association of Social Workers, 60% of all mental health services are carried out by social workers (3). Therefore, social workers are in a critical and unique…
Descriptors: Health Services, Substance Abuse, Mental Health Programs, Drinking
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