The term addiction has been used to refer to impaired control over substance use for several
centuries however recently there has been a shift toward using this term in the context of non …

South Africa is grappling with a significant challenge of high harmful substance use rates, a
shortage of addiction care professionals, and an expanding treatment gap. In response, the …

Training in the management of substance use disorders (SUDs) in psychiatry remains
disproportionately limited in psychiatric residency training programs, compared with other …

Background Despite a large evidence-base upon which to base clinical practice, most
health systems have not combined the training of healthcare providers in addiction medicine …

In Canada and the United States, the rising number of apparent opioid-related deaths have
given to the aptly-named opioid epidemic. Despite the criticism physicians have received for …

Addiction psychiatry operates within a policy framework. For most of the 20th century, the
'British system'of drug treatment operated with a small number of drug users being treated by …

Methods Each director of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
(ACGME)-approved general psychiatry residency program in the United States (N= 163) …

To discuss the development of addiction services into the future, one must first examine the
historical response to the misuse of substances in this country. A brief overview reveals wide …

Background: Dually diagnosed clients are described as one of the most challenging
treatment populations, often leading to staff frustration, helplessness and negative attitudes …