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De Jong, Cornelis; Luycks, Lonneke; Delicat, Jan-Wilm – Substance Abuse, 2011
Since 2007 there is a full-time, 2-year professional training in addiction medicine in the Netherlands. The aim of this article is to describe in detail the development and present status of the Dutch Master in Addiction Medicine (MiAM) program. In this competency-based professional training, theoretical courses are integrated with learning in…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Substance Abuse, Public Health, Professional Training
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Robinson, Emma S. J. – School Science Review, 2011
Psychiatric disorders such as drug addiction represent one of the biggest challenges to society. This article reviews clinical and basic science research to illustrate how developments in research methodology have enabled neuroscientists to understand more about the brain mechanisms involved in addiction biology. Treating addiction represents a…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Research Methodology, Drug Addiction, Patients
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Gettig, Jacob P.; Grady, Sarah E.; Nowosadzka, Izabella – Journal of School Nursing, 2006
In only recent history, illicit use of methamphetamine, once isolated to urban areas on the West Coast, has spread into rural areas of the Midwest and southern United States. Although past and current methamphetamine legislation has increased penalties for methamphetamine manufacturers and tightened restrictions on sales of known precursors, the…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Aggression, Psychosis, Nurses