Early Detection and Treatment of Substance Abuse Within Integrated Primary Care (Healthcare Utilization and Cost Series, V. 7)

Substance abuse can result in severe health problems; families suffer; people are victimized on account of substance-related crime; and most tragically, thousands of innocent children die each year in impaired driving accidents. Given its far-reaching impact on the welfare of society, healthcare professionals should make substance abuse a priority.

Most patients with substance abuse problems present in primary care settings, oftentimes with other complaints. When professionals, working in primary or integrated care settings, know what to look for and there is adequate infrastructural support with respect to triage, implementing substance programs with an eye on early detection and intervention can dramatically improve health outcomes and create significant financial benefits. This volume includes:

Primary Care: An Entry Point for the Detection and Treatment of Substance Abuse by Kyle E. Ferguson, Melanie P. Duckworth, William T. O'Donohue, & Nicholas A. Cummings

Turning Bread into Stone: Our Modern Antimiracle by Nicholas A. Cummings

Who is the Substance Abuser? by Nicholas A. Cummings & Janet L. Cummings

Presenting Problems: Different Tugs from Different Drugs by Nicholas A. Cummings & Janet L. Cummings

Substance Abuse Treatment within Primary Care: Frontline Detection and Intervention by Nicholas A. Cummings & Janet L. Cummings

Issues in Addressing Substance Abuse in Primary Care by Ian Schaffer

Early Detection and Treatment of Alcoholism in Primary Care by Peter E. Nathan

Opportunities for Improved Detection and Treatment of Alcohol Misuse: Using Behavioral Health Consultants in Primary Care by Christine N. Runyan

Late Life Alcoholism in Primary Care by David W. Oslin

Early Detection and Treatment of Prescription Drug Abuse in Primary Care by J. Harry Isaacson

Integrating Behavioral Interventions for Smoking into Primary Care by David Antonuccio