Causes and Consequences of Alcohol Abuse: Alcoholism treatment; alcohol abuse prevention
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Alcoholism |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Alcoholism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 630 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Alcoholism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Roland R. Watson |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1461204658 |
A major national goal is to improve our health and advance our opportunities to pursue happiness. Simulta neously, there are increasing health care costs and increasing demands to accomplish more with less financial support. Treatment costs can be reduced and health improved by preventing the toxic effects of drugs. This first volume of our new series, Drug and Alcohol to reduce the use and Abuse Reviews, focuses on stategies abuse of common compounds known to cause major damage to health: alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs such as cocaine and heroin. With the number of deaths attributable to the consumption of alcohol in the US at about 100,000 per year, the annual cost of addictions will be $150 billion by 1995. A variety of approaches to preventing drug abuse are being applied by governmental agencies and health care providers to reduce costs. These include school-based inter ventions, driver education programs, media interventions, health warning labels, physician guidance, economic dis incentives, restricted availability, punishments and penalties, environmental protections, and social-support approaches. With such a range of options, it becomes critical to evaluate and choose the most effective systems for a given population. We feel that the present collection of critical survey articles constitutes a thorough examination of the issues and strategies associated with prevention, and trust that readers will find the book exceedingly helpful in under standing and planning what needs to be done.
Author | : American Psychiatric Association |
Publisher | : American Psychiatric Pub |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2018-01-11 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0890426821 |
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major public health problem in the United States. The estimated 12-month and lifetime prevalence values for AUD are 13.9% and 29.1%, respectively, with approximately half of individuals with lifetime AUD having a severe disorder. AUD and its sequelae also account for significant excess mortality and cost the United States more than $200 billion annually. Despite its high prevalence and numerous negative consequences, AUD remains undertreated. In fact, fewer than 1 in 10 individuals in the United States with a 12-month diagnosis of AUD receive any treatment. Nevertheless, effective and evidence-based interventions are available, and treatment is associated with reductions in the risk of relapse and AUD-associated mortality. The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Pharmacological Treatment of Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder seeks to reduce these substantial psychosocial and public health consequences of AUD for millions of affected individuals. The guideline focuses specifically on evidence-based pharmacological treatments for AUD in outpatient settings and includes additional information on assessment and treatment planning, which are an integral part of using pharmacotherapy to treat AUD. In addition to reviewing the available evidence on the use of AUD pharmacotherapy, the guideline offers clear, concise, and actionable recommendation statements, each of which is given a rating that reflects the level of confidence that potential benefits of an intervention outweigh potential harms. The guideline provides guidance on implementing these recommendations into clinical practice, with the goal of improving quality of care and treatment outcomes of AUD.
Author | : Office of the Surgeon General |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2017-08-15 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781974580620 |
All across the United States, individuals, families, communities, and health care systems are struggling to cope with substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders. Substance misuse and substance use disorders have devastating effects, disrupt the future plans of too many young people, and all too often, end lives prematurely and tragically. Substance misuse is a major public health challenge and a priority for our nation to address. The effects of substance use are cumulative and costly for our society, placing burdens on workplaces, the health care system, families, states, and communities. The Report discusses opportunities to bring substance use disorder treatment and mainstream health care systems into alignment so that they can address a person's overall health, rather than a substance misuse or a physical health condition alone or in isolation. It also provides suggestions and recommendations for action that everyone-individuals, families, community leaders, law enforcement, health care professionals, policymakers, and researchers-can take to prevent substance misuse and reduce its consequences.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Alcoholism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert T. Ammerman |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 1999-03-01 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1135672156 |
It is generally acknowledged that the most cost-effective means of curtailing alcohol and drug abuse is prevention. Providing interventions to at-risk individuals before they develop serious problems with substance use is the most important component of the "war on drugs." Fortunately, the past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the quantity and quality of scientific research on those areas crucial to the advancement of prevention science. This book compiles a tremendous amount of information about prevention which has accumulated in recent years. Documenting these accomplishments and setting the stage for future efforts comprise the focus of this book. Prevention and Societal Impact of Drug and Alcohol Abuse is divided into four parts. Part I contains introductory chapters addressing current issues in prevention science and characteristics of abusable substances. Part II includes chapters on the historical contexts of substance abuse and the deleterious health consequences of alcohol and other drugs. Part III focuses on the impact of drug and alcohol abuse on society. Included are chapters on alcohol and drug abuse and driving, infectious illness, disability, managed care, the criminal justice system and adolescents and adults, sale and distribution, the media, and community responses. Part IV consists of chapters on prevention in specific settings and with certain populations.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 1981-02-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309031494 |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 12 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Drinking of alcoholic beverages |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Nick Heather |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2004-02-06 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0470862971 |
The last three decades have seen an explosion of social, psychological and clinical research to identify effective strategies to prevent and treat alcohol-related problems. This “Essential Handbook” contains an updated selection of reviews of “what works” drawn from the critically acclaimed International Handbook of Alcohol Dependence and Problems. Selected specifically for health and other professionals, who need to provide effective responses in their work, these authoritative, science-based reviews are a distillation of the more practical elements, designed to save time for the busy practitioner.