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January 7, 2013 | Journal Article
More than one-third of the approximately two million people entering publicly funded substance abuse treatment in the United States do not complete treatment.
January 10, 2013 | Story
Socioeconomic status may stand in the way of successful substance abuse treatment—even when the treatment is low-cost or free.
January 3, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
October 15, 2009 | Program Result Report
PRISM sought to encourage physicians and health care researchers to address the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on serious chronic illnesses.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Qualitative interviews with physicians revealed several barriers to the use of buprenorphine maintenance treatment (BMT) for opioid addiction. Addressing these barriers will help ensure that BMT becomes more common in clinical practice, thus alleviating the shortage of slots in BMT programs.
July 23, 2009 | Story
Paul N. Samuels, JD, has been a leading legal advocate for sensible national and state policies aimed at reducing drug and alcohol abuse.
July 23, 2009 | Story
James Prochaska, PhD, has been recognized (along with Innovator Carlo C. DiClemente) for his work illuminating how addicted people change in their interest and ability to achieve abstinence.
July 23, 2009 | Story
Marlatt and colleagues conducted a study in a prison in Seattle in which inmates were given the opportunity to participate in a 10-day Vipassana meditation course.
July 23, 2009 | Story
DiClemente used his Innovators award to analyze factors that predict progress and relapse in substance abuse treatment. He studied substance abusers attending community-based treatment programs in Baltimore County to examine those factors.
July 23, 2009 | Story
In 2003, Materson received an Innovators Combating Substance Abuse award and got a chance to use his art and his life experiences to help others understand the process of addiction and the path to recovery.