Substance Use Disorders

Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Epidemiology of Psychoactive SubstancesDefinitions and General Concepts of PharmacologyPharmacology of Individual DrugsClinical Epidemiology of Psychoactive SubstancesEtiology of Psychoactive Substance Use DisordersOverviewTheories of EtiologyInitiation, Progression, and Maintenance of Psychoactive Substance Use DisordersStage Models of Adolescent Substance UseRisk FactorsAdult Model of Substance UseCourse/Natural History of Psychoactive Substance Use DisordersThe Disease ModelModels of Progression of Substance UsePrevention, Early Intervention, and Harm ReductionGeneral PerspectiveTypes of PreventionSupply Reduction/Legal InterventionsRisk and Protective FactorsSkills TrainingCommunity-Based PreventionSchool-Based ProgramsParenting/Family InterventionsRelated Risks/Harm ReductionScreening and Assessment of Psychoactive Substance UseOverview of the Assessment ProcessAlcohol Screening InstrumentsDrug Screening InstrumentsBiological Screening MeasuresDiagnostic InstrumentsAreas to Assess for Treatment Planning PurposesDiagnosis and ComorbidityDefinition and PrevalenceDiagnostic Issues of the Dually ImpairedTreatment of the Dually DiagnosedTreatment I: Models and ApproachesTreatment Settings and ServicesMajor Theoretical Treatment ApproachesAdditional Psychological TherapiesRole of PharmacotherapyTreatment Effectiveness/Outcome StudiesAlternative TreatmentsTreatment II: Planning, Implementing, and Managing Treatment and the Course of RecoveryPhases of RecoveryRelapse ParametersTreatment GoalsDetoxificationEngagement of Patients in TreatmentClient-Treatment MatchingTreatment of Family Members of Substance AbusersLinkage of ServicesTreatment of Criminal OffendersSelf-Help GroupsIssues in Specific PopulationsImpaired PhysiciansEthnic MinoritiesWomenHIV/AIDSThe Elderly PopulationThe Homeless PopulationLegal and Ethical IssuesConfidentialityResponsibility to Diagnose and Treat Substance Use DisordersCoerced TreatmentTreatment of Pregnant MothersAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA)