Important Documents (in Adobe Acrobat format)
A. NATURE OF SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE (SD)
Substance Dependence as a Brain Disorder
Report on Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders
Substance Dependence with Co- morbidity
B. SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT OF SD
Treatment teem (see page 121) TIP 43 Medication-Assisted Treatment
Nine Elements of Effective Adolescent Tx
Long-Term Treatment Yields Greatest Drug-Use Reductions
C. SCIENTIFIC PREVENTION OF SD/ VIOLENCE
Lessons from Prevention Research
Prevention Programs for Youth: Theory & Practice
D. HARM REDUCTION OF SD
FOR LEGISLATORS
IMPORTANT LINKS
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
World report on violence and health
WHO Management of substance abuse