101101: Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment

About the Course:

Three decades of scientific research and clinical practice have yielded a variety of effective approaches to drug addiction treatment. Extensive data document that drug addiction treatment is as effective as are treatments for most other similarly chronic medical conditions. Research also has revealed a set of overarching principles that characterize the most effective drug abuse and addiction treatments and their implementation. To share the results of this extensive body of research, the National Institute on Drug Abuse prepared this guide. Adobe pages covered in this course are 35-54.

Journal/Publisher:

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Publication Date:

July, 2000

Author

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about scientifically based approaches to drug addiction treatment. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Identify research-based approaches to treating drug abusers in individual and small group settings.

2. Describe group and community-based drug abuse treatment programs that have been studied by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

3. Describe resources available to those working with drug abuse programs and treatments.