The global rise in opioid-related harms has impacted the United States severely. Current
efforts to manage the opioid crisis have prompted a re-evaluation of many of the existing …

OBJECTIVE: To review the research on economic and systemic barriers faced by
adolescents needing treatment for alcohol and drug problems, particularly those with co …

Objective. To examine costs and monetary benefits associated with substance abuse
treatment. Data Sources. Primary and administrative data on client outcomes and agency …

Contingency management (CM) interventions are among the most effective methods for
initiating drug abstinence, but they infrequently have been adopted by community drug and …

This engaging and thoroughly updated text provides a cross-national perspective on the use
and regulation of both legal and illegal drugs. It examines and critiques drug policies in the …

Objective This study analyzed the cost-effectiveness of delivering alcohol screening, brief
intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in emergency departments (ED) when …

Page 1 TRYSH TRAVIS The Language of the Heart A Cultural History of the Recovery
Movement from Alcoholics Anonymous to Oprah Winfrey Page 2 TRYSH TRAVIS The …

BACKGROUND: Age of onset of substance use disorders in adolescence and early
adulthood could be associated with higher rates of adult criminal incarceration in the US, but …

Federal, state, and local government agencies require current and accurate cost information
for publicly funded substance abuse treatment programs to guide program assessments and …

This paper identifies and illustrates the challenges of conducting cost-effectiveness analysis
(CEA) of addiction treatments given the multiple important outcomes of substance abuse …