CJ411-Seminar 8What are the major treatment

strategies currently used for drug and alcohol abuse?

Unit 7 project

• In this project analyze a local drug use and abuse treatment or prevention program by interviewing a professional (volunteer or paid) connected with the facility. Follow the steps below to complete the assignment:

Mechanism of action of addictive drugs

• Reinforcing• Hijack/change transmitters/receptors in brain• Tolerance• Withdrawal states

Overview of traditional approaches to substance use

intervention and treatment

World drug report distinguishes five main types of treatment

• biophysical• pharmacological• psychological• therapeutic community• and traditional healing

Principles of effective treatmentPrinciples of effective treatmentThree decades of scientific research and clinical practice have yielded a variety of effectiveapproaches to drug abuse treatment. The U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse identifiedthe following principles of effective treatment:

• No single treatment is appropriate for all individuals.�

• Effective treatment attends to the multiple needs of the individual, not just to� �substance abuse.

• An individual’s treatment and service plan must be assessed continuously and�modified as necessary to ensure it meets the person’s changing needs.

• Remaining in treatment for an adequate time is critical.�

• Counselling (individual and/or group) and other behavioural therapies are critical.�

• Medication is an important element of treatment for many, especially when combined�with counselling and other behavioural therapies.

• Substance dependent or abusing individuals, with co-existing mental disorders,�should have both disorders treated in an integrated way.

• Medical detoxification is only the first stage of treatment and by itself does little to�change long-term substance abuse.

• Treatment does not need to be voluntary to be effective.�

• Possible substance use during treatment must be monitored continuously.�