Chapter 1: Introduction to the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
samsha
This is the most valuable website for addictions counselors. It provides free online government-published Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs). These are addiction treatment manuals covering over 51 subjects. Specific to this chapter are TIP 27, Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment, and TIP 47, Substance Abuse: Clinical Issues in Intensive Outpatient Treatment. For any subject, go to search and write in subject matter, or if you know, put in TIP number. |
NCBI
This site cover numerous health issues for the national institute of health. In search box write substance abuse for hundreds of publications. |
ICRC/AODA
This is the website of the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drugs (ICRC/AODA). This is the national website for the organization that has agreements about standards of competency requirements for becoming certified as an alcohol and drug counselor. States and countries agreeing to these standards of training, experience, and testing have reciprocity. |
NAADAC
This is the site for the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC). It is an agency that advocates for the addiction field, produces publications, has a national conference, and has developed ethical standards. |
HBO
This website is for the HBO series on Addiction. The entire series can be downloaded. |
NIDA
This is the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) website that cites data on the magnitude of the addiction problem in America. |
CNS Productions
This is a glossary of terms from CNS Productions. For pharmacology and drug effects: uppers, downers, and allarounders |
NCBI
Dr. Rollnick provides information about MI and will answer questions concerning MI. |
NIATx
The Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Paths to Recovery and CSAT’s Strengthening Treatment Access and Retention program. It offers tools and case studies for substance abuse and mental health programs. |
ATTC
This is a multidisciplined federal addiction program for professionals adopting and implementing evidence-based programs |
MATTC
This is a publication Psychotherapeutic Medications 2011: What Every Counselor Should Know, produced by the Mid-America Technology Transfer Center. |
William White
This site contains over 200 articles. William White has written many well researched paper, monographs, and books on the history of addiction treatment and recovery. |
Psychotherapy.net
This site provides resources including books, DVDs, articles, and blogs for therapists on large variety of therapy and counseling issues. |
Partnership for Drug Free Kids
This is a daily and weekly news, resources, and advocacy group concerning issues of substance abuse and addiction. Highly recommended. |
Understanding ASAM
This is an easy version to understand the American Society of Addiction Medicine's criteria for patient placement. |
DEA
This is information on drugs, their effects, and legal categories of drugs. It also includes the latest information on new drug trends and problems. |
NYC - Buprenorphine
This site includes public policy challenges for bringing Buprenorphine into drug treatment programs |
ICRC/AODA
The International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Consortium (ICRC/AODA) contributes to addiction counseling, prevention, and clinical supervision through testing and credentialing of addiction professionals. |
Treatment Research Institute
The Treatment Research Institute is a not-for-profit research and development organization dedicated to reducing the effects of alcohol and other drug abuse on individuals families and communities by employing scientific methods and disseminating evidence-based information. |
National Alliance for Advocates for Buprenorphin Treatment (NAABT)
This site deals with language that stigmatize individuals with addiction and suggest alternative terms. |
National Institute of Health (NIH)
This is an article by Samuel W. Perry, MD, about how attitudes affect treatment of heroin addiction in TC's. |
HBO
Through this site you can access an article by David Rosenbloom, MD, on coping with stigmas in addiction. |
Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
This site will access a brochure entitles “Stigma: Understanding the Impact of Prejudice and Discrimination on People with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Problems." |
Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE)
This is a site to download a paper about screening, assessment, and treatment planning for persons with co-occurring disorders. |