An Overview of Family-Based Substance Use Therapy

• By: Jordan Baker Relias
• October 23rd, 2023
• behavioral health professionals, community reinforcement and family training, cultural and community values, Fall 2023 Issue, family structure, family systems model, family treatment court, family-based substance use therapy, harm reduction strategies, healing process, opioid overdose, substance use disorder
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Historically, individual therapy and group-based treatments have been the predominant modalities used in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs. However, there has been increased recognition among researchers, clinicians, and clients of the importance of family structure and how it plays a...

What Do We Know About the Relationship Between Cannabis and Psychosis?

• By: Grace Hennessy, MD NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) New York University Grossman School of Medicine
• July 19th, 2023
• adolescents, antipsychotic medications, cannabis, childhood trauma, harm reduction strategies, integrated treatments, prevention strategies, psychosis, Summer 2023 Issue
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From 2002 to 2021, the number of individuals aged 12 or older reporting last year cannabis use increased steadily from 26 million to 53 million (SAMHSA, 2022). Accompanying this increase in the number of individuals using cannabis is a decline in the percentage of individuals who believe that...