Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Published July 19, 2013

Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Substance Abuse and Mental Health – Presenters discuss evidence-based corrections and treatment practices for individuals with behavioral health disorders. They provide an overview of key resea…

The Trippy New Era : Returning to Hallucinogens as a Treatment for Addiction

Filed under: principles of drug addiction treatment

Can these drugs revolutionize addiction treatment, or is it all just tangerine trees and marmalade skies? (PHOTO: OLEG GOLIKOV/SHUTTERSTOCK). June 25, 2013 • By Kelly Bourdet • Leave a …. Psychedelics operate on the principle that mental illness and …
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Tonight at 9: Adrian Grenier on educating kids about drugs

Filed under: principles of drug addiction treatment

I do not take any prescription drugs on principle as it is a heinous business and I want no part in it. I do not smoke pot … Usually it is the people who have seen someone die from drug addiction or alcoholism or have been in treatment themselves …
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Only a few states enact evidence-based care for troubled youth

Filed under: principles of drug addiction treatment

… Multidimensional Family Therapy — have all been tested in random trials and repeatedly proved more effective than traditional programs and services in improving outcomes for delinquent teens and those with serious substance abuse or mental health …
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