Specialized substance abuse treatment programs for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals are limited. Specialized treatment programs offer unique and tailored services to 'special populations' in order to provide effective treatment. The services offered in these programs are proven to be especially helpful and effective for LGBT individuals. Many researchers have suggested ...

Policymakers in the United States have long been perplexed by how to deal with substance abuse. As attitudes shifted in the 19th century toward viewing substance abuse as a medical problem akin to insanity rather than as a moral failing, greater emphasis was given to the potential for treatment. Thus, by the middle of the 19th century, states began developing substance abuse commitment codes an...

OBJECTIVES Prescription rates of methylphenidate (MPH) are sharply rising in most Western countries. Although it has been reported that MPH has abuse potential, little is known about the prevalence of intravenous (IV) abuse of MPH. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of IV MPH abuse among treatment-seeking IV substance abusers in Iceland. METHODS This is a descriptive popul...

objectives: from the psychological point of view, coping strategies and attitudes have considerable effects on people’s tendency towards risky behavior, including opioid substance abuse. dysfunctional attitudes are attitudes and beliefs that predispose the individual toward depression and psychological disorder, generally speaking. usually, people use three types of coping strategies when confr...

results the single covariance analysis of ancova indicated that the value of eta about 72% of variance of anxiety variable and about 76% of variance of drug abuse variable are taken in to account for variable of group. the intervention was effective in reducing anxiety and attitude to crack in males. evaluating the adjusted mean showed the effectiveness of matrix method on anxiety and attitude ...

Policy and programmatic initiatives of the last decade have focused on increased coordination of services and expansion of prompt substance abuse treatment for mothers initially involved with child welfare services (CWS). Yet, little evidence has been amassed concerning the implications of this approach on the recurrent need for CWS. Data are from a large national probability sample of children...

The authors examine the day-care center in Nigeria as a potential locus for child abuse and neglect by reanalyzing the data from available studies which were originally designed to assess quality of care in centers and not child abuse or neglect. A slightly modified version of the categories of abuse and neglect, delineated by Giovannoni and Becerra, is employed. Preliminary results suggest tha...

Welfare caseloads have declined dramatically since 1996, assisted in part by a strong economy. However, many families have not made the transition to stable employment. As welfare reform reauthorization approaches, there has been an increasing discussion about welfare recipients who experience a variety of personal barriers to employment, or what have been characterized as hard-to-employ (HtE) ...

Title of Document: EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF THE LET’S ACT BEHAVIORAL ACTIVATION TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT DROPOUT Jessica F. Magidson, Master of Science, 2010 Directed By: Carl W. Lejuez, Professor, Department of Psychology Despite the prevalence of depression among substance users and the negative impact of depressive symptoms on substance abuse treatment outcomes, f...

To understand circumstances of tuberculosis transmission that strain public health resources, we systematically reviewed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff reports of US outbreaks in which CDC participated during 2002-2008 that involved ≥3 culture-confirmed tuberculosis cases linked by genotype and epidemiology. Twenty-seven outbreaks, representing 398 patients, were reviewe...