Substance use disorders have serious negative consequences for severely mentally ill (SMI)
adults, but many do not receive adequate substance abuse treatment. As part of a larger …

Substance use services for people who are at, or near, the end of their lives are lacking. In
an ageing population world-wide, where people are living longer with manifold social and …

The purpose of this study was to establish the prevalence and incidence of people with
problematic substance use receiving or in need of end of life and palliative care. A strategic …

Palliative care with terminally ill drug addicts is a major challenge for medical professionals
to face. With growing problems of prescription drug abuse in this country, the problem is only …

The article focuses on core tenet of specialty palliative care (SPC) is assessing and
managing physical suffering, including common and distressing symptoms such as pain and …

Palliative care takes a whole-person approach to address suffering among patients living
with serious illness. Traditionally, a great deal of attention has been paid to physical …

This chapter examines caregiving similarities and tensions between families and friends1
supporting someone who uses substances2 and has palliative care3 needs and health and …

This qualitative study explores strategies used by mental health providers (N= 17) to
address substance use problems among seriously mentally ill (SMI) clients and their …

Substance Use Disorders (SUDs), also referred to as drug addictions and chemical
dependency, are a group of chronic, relapsing brain diseases characterized by addiction to …

Communities across the nation, and here in Maine, continue to be ravaged by the overdose
epidemic. More than 107,000 people died of overdose in 2023 nationally, 1 including 607 …