Addictions Treatment

 WOMEN
Substance Using Women with FASD and FASD Prevention - A Literature Review on Promising Approaches in Substance Use Treatment and Care for Women with FASD; by Karen Gelb and Deborah Rutman; University of Victoria; January 2011
Parenting in the Context of Addiction Recovery: Critical Research Questions; by William L. White, Amelia Arria and Jerry Moe; 2011
Addiction Beliefs: Do Staff Working in Substance Misuse and Mental Health Services View Clients with Co-existing Mental Health and Substance Use Problems in the Same Way?; a thesis by Melanie Millward; University of Leicester; 2010
Perceived Relationship Quality As A Predictor Of Women's Dropout From Substance Abuse Treatment; a thesis by Susan Pinto Sferra; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2002
Maternal Substance Use And Integrated Treatment Programs For Women With Substance Abuse Issues And Their Children: A Meta-Analysis; by Karen Milligan, Alison Niccols, Wendy Sword, Lehana Thabane, Joanna Henderson, Ainsley Smith, Jennifer Liu; Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, Vol 5, No 21, 2010
Alcoholism Recovery And Treatment Needs Of Women; a research paper by Judith L. Milton; University of Wisconsin-Stout; 2003
Women With Alcohol Problems Seeking Treatment: Underlying Individual And Psychosocial Characteristics; by Christina Scheffel Birath; thesis, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden 2010
Reducing Alcohol Exposed Pregnancy Risk in College Women: Initial Outcomes of a Clinical Trial of a Motivational Intervention;  by Karen S. Ingersoll, T, Sherry Dyche Ceperich, Mary D. Nettleman,  Kimberly Karanda, Sally Brocksen, Betty Anne Johnson; Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment Vol 29; 2005
Women and Alcoholism: A Biopsychosocial Perspective And Treatment Approaches; Journal of Counseling and Development; by Heidi van der Walde, Francine T Urgenson, Sharon H Weltz, Fred J Hanna; Spring 2002
Alcohol Dependence and Use of Treatment Services Among Women in the Community; by Li-Tzy Wu. and Chris L. Ringwalt; American Journal of Psychiatry, October 2004
Background Papers to the National Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Drug Use During Pregnancy, Birth and Early Development Years of the Newborn; Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy under the Cost Shared Funding Model, NSW Department of Health; 2006
Also Appears under Alcohol, Women and Pregnancy and under International
PRIMA: Pregnancy-Related Issues in the Management of Addictions: A Reference for Care Providers; The PRIMA Project; 2006
Women and Substance Abuse Problems;  by Renée A Cormier, Colleen Anne Dell, Nancy Poole; BMC Women's Health, Health Vol 4 Supp 1; 2004
Women in substance abuse treatment: Results from the Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS) (DHHS Publication No. SMA 04-3968, Analytic Series A-26). by Brady, T. M., & Ashley, O. S. (Eds.). (2005); Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies.
Comparing Women in Substance Abuse Treatment Who Report Sexual and/or Physical Abuse with Women Who do Not Report Abuse History; Thesis by Sabine Boots; Virgina Polytechnic Institute and State University; 2004
Gender, Treatment and Self-Help in Remission from Alcohol Use Disorders; by Rudolf H. Moos, Bernice S. Moos, Christine Timko; Clinical Medicine and Research, Vol 4 No 3; 2006
Substance Abuse Treatment and Care for Women: Case Studies and Lessons Learned; Drug Abuse Treatment Tool Kit; United nations Office on Drugs and Crime; 2004
Comorbid Childhood Sexual Abuse And Substance Abuse Among Women: Knowledge, Training, And Preparedness Of Graduate Counselor Education And Social Work Students; by Laurie Elizabeth Pennington; Thesis - Masters of Social Work; Louisiana State University, 2005
See also under Social Services
Mothers in Addiction Treatment:  The Role of Onsite Child Care;  by Bridgett A. Besinger  Bridgett; dissertation for PhD in Psychology,  University of Cinncinnati; 2004
See also under Social Services

HARM REDUCTION
Understanding Substance Abuse and Facilitating Recovery: A Guide for Child Welfare Workers; SAMHSA and ACF - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); 2009 reprint
Adolescents' Anticipated Emotional And Behavioral Responses To Alcohol And Drug Offers; by Erica V. Pristas, M.A.; PhD Dissertation, Bowling Green State University, December 2005
Risk and Protective Factors for Adolescent Substance Use;  by Marc Eliot Sheckter,  Dissertation,  Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon;  2000
Perceived Relationship Quality As A Predictor Of  Women's Dropout From Substance Abuse Treatment;  by Susan Pinto Sferra; by Susan Pinto Sferra; Thesis, Master of Science in Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 2002
Review: Substance Use During Pregnancy: Time For Policy To Catch Up With Research; B. M. Lester, L. Andreozzi, L. Appiah; Harm Reduction Journal 2004
Pregnancy, Drugs, and Harm Reduction; by M. Rosenbaum and K. Irwin,  National Institute on Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction Research and the Health of Women, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health
Harm Reduction Policies and Programs for Persons Involved in the Criminal Justice System; by Christiane Poulin, Ph.D., MD FRCPC; Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA - CCLAT); 2006
Also appears under Justice and Legal Issues
Treatment of the Pregnant Woman with a Substance Use Disorder: Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Neonatal Substance Exposure; New York State (NYS) Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services

ALCOHOL  
Improving The Response To FASD: Addiction Professionals Can Assist In Drinking Prevention And In Services To Alcohol-Exposed Individuals;  by Daniel Guarnera; Addiction Professional; Sep 1, 2009
AUDIT: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Guidelines for Use in Primary Care; 2nd Edition: by Thomas F. Babor, John C. Higgins-Biddle, John B. Saunders, Maristela G. Monteiro; World Health Organization; 2001
The Varieties of Recover Experience: A Primer for Addiction Treatment Professionals and Recovery Advocates; by William White, Ernest Kurtz; Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center; 2005
Recovery: Linking Addiction Treatment & Communities of Recovery: A Primer for Addiction Counselors and Recovery Coaches; by William L. White; The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network; 2006
Sponsor, Recovery Coach, Addiction Counselor: The Importance of Role Clarity and Role Integrity; by William  L/ White; 2006
The Rhetoric of Recovery Advocacy: An Essay on the Power of Language; by William White; 2000
All in the Family: Addiction, Recovery and Advocacy; by William White and Bob Savage; 2005
It's Time to Stop Kicking People Out of Addiction Treatment; by William L. White, Christy K. Scott, Michael L. Dennis, Michael G. Boyle; Counselor; 2005
Pleasure and Poison: The Meanings and Practices of Alcohol Use in Women's Everyday Lives; Catherine Banwell, PhD  dissertation; Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Melbourne
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Also appears under  - International
Problem Drinking and Alcoholism: Diagnosis and Treatment; by Mary-Anne Enoch, M.D., M.R.C.G.P., and David Goldman, M.D. ; American Family Physician, Volume 65 No. 3; 2002
Ambulatory Detoxification of Patients with Alcohol Dependence; by Richard D. Blondell, American Family Physician; Volume 71, No 3; 2005
Alcohol Problems and Approaches: Theories, Evidence, and Northern Practice, by Marja Korhonen. Ajunnginiq Centre National Aboriginal Health Organization. Ottawa, Canada (2004).
Also appears under Aboriginal
FORUM * Naltrexone Clinical Update:  Evidence for the Efficacy of naltrxone in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence (Alcoholism); Addiction Treatment Forum; 2002
Detecting and Addressing Alcohol Abuse in Women; by Becker, Kathleen Lent,  Walton-Moss, Benita; Nurse Practitioner; 2001


 DRUGS
The Relationship Between Hepatitis C Virus And Injection Drug Use In Saskatoon Street Youth;  by Jocelyn Rae Andrews; University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon; 2004
Predicting Heavy Drug Use: Results of a Longitudinal Study, Youth Characteristics Describing and Predicting Heavy Drug Use by Adults;  Office of National Drug Control Policy; 2004
FORUM *Methadone Drug Interactions (Medications, Illicit Drugs and Other Substances);   Addiction Treatment Forum;  2004



 General Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse Issues and Public Policy in Canada: Alcohol Related Harms; by Chantel Collin; Political and Social Affairs Division; Parliamentary Information and Research Service; Library of Canada; 2006
The Nobody’s Clients Project: Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Children with Substance Dependent Parents: by Odyssey Institute of Studies, Odyssey House Victoria, Final Report December 2004
Conducting Assessments In First Nations And Inuit Communities - A Training And Reference Guide For Front Line Workers;  by Brenda M. Restoule; National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation, Community Emergency Response Program
Substance Abuse And Intimate Partner Violence: Treatment Considerations; by Keith C Klostermann; Substance Abuse, Treatment, Prevention and Policy Vol 1 No 24; 2006
Brief Screening For Co-Occurring Disorders Among Women Entering Substance Abuse Treatment; by Alisa K Lincoln, Jane M Liebschutz, Miriam Chernoff, Dana Nguyen, Hortensia Amaro; Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2006
Program Evaluation - A  Do-It-Yourself Manual For Substance Abuse Programs; by B. L. Wolfe, W. R. Miller; Department of Psychology, Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions (CASAA);  University of New Mexico, University of New Mexico
Can Addiction Research be Trusted?  Introducing Evidence Based Addiction Medicine (EBAM); by Stewart B. Leavitt,  Addiction Treatment Forum; 2003
Medical care for HIV infected substance using women; Guidelines from the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, 2005
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