"from the National Epidemiologic Survey
on Alcohol and Related Conditions." Suggests how clergy might be educated about alcohol abuse and how to make treatment referrals
(Requires subscription or purchase) "This article investigates whether California's Proposition 36 has promoted the workforce professionalism of drug treatment services during its first 5 years of implementation"
Reports of a study in the Lancet by former UK government drugs adviser David Nutt and colleagues ranking drugs by 16 criteria, "a drug's affects on users' physical and mental health, social harms including crime, "family adversities" and environmental damage, economic costs and "international damage"."
"This study examines the relationship of service utilization and 12-step participation to outcomes at 1 and 5 years for patients treated in one of two integrated service delivery systems: the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system and a health maintenance organization (HMO)."
Q & A with Andrew Martin of Serene Center sober living facility, addressing what resources are available for parents of addicted children, what to do if child uses substances while in treatment, etc
"this qualitative study sought to understand how women in substance abuse treatment describe their network members' supportive and unsupportive behaviors related to recovery. Eighty-six women were interviewed from residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment programs. Positive and negative aspects of women's social networks were assessed via open-ended questions" (Full text requires subscription or purchase.)
A literature review presents data for the range of different personality disorders concurrent with diagnoses of alcoholism. (Full text requires subscription or purchase.)