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Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Counseling Association and the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors. The journal was established in 1980. Its current editor-in-chief is Trevor Buser. The journal focuses on ...
The American Journal on Addictions is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering addiction medicine. It was established in 1992 and is published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry , of which it is the official journal.
The Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment (JSAT; formerly Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment [1]) is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering research on substance use and drug addiction, and the treatment of such disorders. It was established in 1984 and is currently published monthly by Elsevier. The editor-in-chief is Hannah K ...
Addiction (journal) Addiction Biology; Addictive Behaviors; Alcohol (journal) Alcohol and Alcoholism; Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly; Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research; American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse; The American Journal on Addictions
The Journal of Addictions Nursing is a peer-reviewed nursing journal which publishes original articles on current research, issues, practices and innovations in the field of addictions, with focus on addictions nursing. It is the official journal of the International Nurses Society on Addictions. [1]
The addiction involves genetic predisposition, corrupted brain chemistry, entrenched environmental factors and any number of potential mental-health disorders — it requires urgent medical intervention. According to the medical establishment, medication coupled with counseling is the most effective form of treatment for opioid addiction.
Arnold Washton has specialized in addiction since 1975 and is an addiction psychologist known for his work in the development of therapeutic approaches to the treatment of drug and alcohol abuse. He is the author of many books and professional journal articles on treatment and addiction.
The public health establishment, including the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the World Health Organization, has said that medications like buprenorphine (and methadone), when coupled with counseling, give people with opioid addiction the best odds for recovery. Buprenorphine is also more difficult to misuse than heroin.