The Relationship between SUDs and Child Welfare Services
Parents with a substance use disorder (SUD) are at a higher risk for parenting practices that result in adverse outcomes in children…
The Current Issue
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2017 Nov-Dec
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The Features
A Test to Differentiate between Organic Brain Disorder, Nonorganic Brain Disorder, and Schizophrenia, Part II
The Hoffman Test for Organicity (HTO; Hoffman, 1975) has continued to be refined and redeveloped. Continued testing of clinical patients resulted in…
Assessment and Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS): A Review of the Literature
Drug use during pregnancy has potentially serious medical consequences for mothers and their infants. Drug exposure during pregnancy is estimated through drug…
Evaluating a Competency-Based Supervision Approach for Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a well-known, evidence-based, brief counseling approach for substance use disorders (SUDs) that combines person-centered principles with strategies for…
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM): A History
The story of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is one that includes a signer of the Declaration of Independence (not…
The Scarlet Sisterhood: Treating Partners of Sex Addicts
Addiction is a disease, end of discussion . . . right? As practitioners within the field of behavioral health and wellness, we…
SUD Treatment among US Minority Populations: Models of Success
Substance use disorders (SUDs) affect various people around the world. There are many factors that contribute to people’s substance use, including gender,…
