Peer recovery support services (PRSS) are increasingly being employed in a range of
clinical settings to assist individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring …

This article reviews progress in adapting addiction treatment to respond more fully to the
chronic nature of most patients' problems. After reviewing evidence that the natural history of …

The addiction field's failure to achieve consensus on a definition of “recovery” from severe
and persistent alcohol and other drug problems undermines clinical research, compromises …

The Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) 1 is a 1–2 hour standardized
biopsychosocial that integrates clinical and research assessment for people presenting to …

“I'll be spending the next couple hours with you to complete the first part of your treatment or
counseling. The first part of treatment and counseling is the data-gathering phase. This is the …

Many recovering persons report quitting their drug use because they are “sick and tired” of
the drug life. Recovery is the path to a better life, but that path is often challenging and …

This article discusses the life course perspective on drug use, including conceptual and
analytic issues involved in developing the life course framework to explain how drug use …

Many recovering substance users report quitting drugs because they wanted a better life.
The road of recovery is the path to a better life but a challenging and stressful path for most …

Historically, addiction treatments have been delivered and evaluated under an acute‐care
format. Fixed amounts or durations of treatment have been provided and their effects …

While addiction is increasingly recognized as a chronic condition, little information is
available on the actual duration of addiction and treatment careers. The purpose of this …