Prevention of Substance Abuse Needs Emphasis

Prevention of substance abuse needs emphasis
Filed under: treatment of alcohol abuse

The same concept applies to substance abuse; prevention will greatly reduce the number of young people who require treatment since the programmes will equip them with skills to be able to resist the pressure of getting involved with alcohol and drugs.
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Will Proposed DSM-5 Changes to Assessment of Alcohol Problems Do Any Better?
Filed under: treatment of alcohol abuse

One change would collapse the two diagnoses of alcohol abuse (AA) and alcohol dependence (AD) into a single diagnosis called alcohol use disorder (AUD). …. Yet overall, the changes are unlikely to have significant impact on the treatment of AUDs." …
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