Addiction & Recovery articles from January 1991

Addiction & Recovery archives from January 1991

Making adequate coverage available. (alcoholism and chemical dependency) (editorial)
January 1, 1991... Making Adequate Coverage Available During the last 18 months a shock wave has rolled over those who provide care and treatment for alcoholism and chemical dependency. I am deeply concerned and troubled over the fact that powerful forces seem...

Federal policymakers hint treatment pendulum has swung too far toward outpatient care. (Washington)
January 1, 1991... FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS HINT TREATMENT PENDULUM HAS SWUNG TOO FAR TOWARD OUTPATIENT CARE The hotline caller sounded tense but determined. He wanted treatment for his alcoholism, but it had to be affordable and it could not involve a...

1991 national drug strategy stays the course. (Washington)
January 1, 1991... 1991 NATIONAL DRUG STRATEGY STAYS THE COURSE For the past two years, the addiction community and criminal justice professionals alike have eagerly awaited the release of the annual editions of the National Drug Control Strategy. Required by...

SACT project offers cost free entry into counseling. (Substance Abuse Counselor Training)(Washington)
January 1, 1991... SACT PROJECT OFFERS COST-FREE ENTRY INTO COUNSELING Across the country, there is a compelling need for trained counselors. Until recently, many treatment programs met their staffing needs by hiring recovering addicts and alcoholics with...

Challenging the systems on both sides. (managed care industry, the emphasis on profits, and the effect on the addictions field)
January 1, 1991... Challenging The Systems On Both Sides After 18 years in the health care industry, with the last eleven devoted solely to alcoholism and chemical dependency, I have seen fads come and go. I have also seen trends develop which have become...

Responsible drug testing. (column)
January 1, 1991... Responsible Drug Testing In the 1990s the clinician has the option to order a urine test by several different analytical methods to test the urine for many drugs or a single drug, or to test the blood for many drugs or one drug. Testing...

Who speaks for the addictions field? (includes related article on insurance payments)
January 1, 1991... Who Speaks for the Addictions Field? Who should speak for the addictions field? When basic concepts such as the disease nature of chemical dependency and the value of treatment itself are besieged from outside, who can speak up and be heard...

Relapse - issues and answers: spirituality and sobriety. (column)
January 1, 1991... Relapse - Issues and Answers There is a relationship between spirituality and relapse. To understand it, we must first define spirituality. People have physical characteristics, determined by the structure and actions of their bodies....

Private insurance for substance abuse services: a national overview.
January 1, 1991... Private Insurance for Substance Abuse Services: A NATIONAL OVERVIEW Recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction frequently involves either inpatient treatment or long-term enrollment in a partial day or outpatient treatment program. Maintaing...

Understanding the trends: a guide to cooperation between treatment centers and managed care providers.
January 1, 1991... UNDERSTANDING THE TRENDS: A Guide to Cooperation Between Treatment Centers and Managed Care Providers THE PROBLEMS Rapid expansion During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the nation accepted alcoholism as a disease and...

When things go wrong at work.
January 1, 1991... WHEN THINGS GO WRONG AT WORK For two weeks, Tammy brooded about the unfairness of it all. She grieved the loss of her comfortable, predictable job and the security it represented. Finally, fear and frustration pushed her to the edge of...

Alcoholism: a new definition; diagnosing earlier. (column)
January 1, 1991... Alcoholism: A New Definition The old definition of alcoholism, in effect since 1976, was based on physiological addiction (tolerance and DT-like withdrawal symptoms) and serious health consequences as diagnostic criteria. However, these...