Substance Use and Misuse

Editorial: A New Public Understanding About Addiction

Authors: Ilana Crome and A. Thomas McLellan

Citation: Public Health Reviews 2013 35:1

Content type: EditorialNotes Published on: 15 December 2013
- View Full Text
- View PDF
Why Changes in Price Matter When Thinking About Marijuana Policy: A Review of the Literature on the Elasticity of Demand

Recent debates regarding liberalization of marijuana policies often rest on assumptions regarding the extent to which such policy changes would lead to a change in marijuana consumption and by whom. This paper...

Authors: Rosalie Liccardo Pacula and Russell Lundberg

Citation: Public Health Reviews 2013 35:2

Content type: ReviewPaper Published on: 14 December 2013
- View Full Text
- View PDF
Substance Use and Associated Health Conditions throughout the Lifespan

A life stage perspective is necessary for development of age-appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders (SUDs) and related health conditions in order to produce better overall health and well-be...

Authors: Marya T. Schulte and Yih-Ing Hser

Citation: Public Health Reviews 2013 35:3

Content type: OriginalPaper Published on: 13 December 2013
- View Full Text
- View PDF
The Recovery Agenda: The Shared Role of Peers and Professionals

The alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems arena is extending its organizing center from knowledge drawn from the study of addiction-related pathologies and clinical and social interventions to knowledge drawn ...

Authors: William L. White and Arthur C. Evans Jr.

Citation: Public Health Reviews 2013 35:4

Content type: OriginalPaper Published on: 12 December 2013
- View Full Text
- View PDF
Can Neuroscience Improve Addiction Treatment and Policies?

The main target of alcohol and other drug self-administration is the brain. For this reason understanding of brain mechanisms (i.e., neuroscience research) may offer important insights for creating effective p...

Authors: David Nutt and A. Thomas McLellan

Citation: Public Health Reviews 2013 35:5

Content type: OriginalPaper Published on: 11 December 2013
- View Full Text
- View PDF
Addiction Science: A Rationale and Tools for a Public Health Response to Drug Abuse

New scientific knowledge and effective, evidence-based interventions have provided health leaders and policymakers a remarkable paradigm to guide the development of addiction treatment services around the worl...

Authors: Richard A. Rawson, Traci Rieckmann and Steven W. Gust

Citation: Public Health Reviews 2013 35:6

Content type: OriginalPaper Published on: 10 December 2013
- View Full Text
- View PDF
The Brazilian Drug Policy Situation: The Public Health Approach Based on Research Undertaken in a Developing Country

Brazil is one of the largest countries in the world, and is home to significant demographic, social and cultural diversity, as well as intense regional inequality. The country has successfully tackled many of ...

Authors: Marcelo Ribeiro, Luciane Ogata Perrenoud, Sérgio Duailibi, Lígia Bonacim Duailibi, Clarice Madruga, Ana Cecília Petta Roseli Marques and Ronaldo Laranjeira

Citation: Public Health Reviews 2013 35:7

Content type: OriginalPaper Published on: 9 December 2013
- View Full Text
- View PDF
Can Substance Use Disorders be Managed Using the Chronic Care Model? Review and Recommendations from a NIDA Consensus Group

Brain imaging and genetic studies over the past two decades suggest that substance use disorders are best considered chronic illnesses. The passing of the Affordable Care Act in the United States has set the o...

Authors: A. Thomas McLellan, Joanna L. Starrels, Betty Tai, Adam J. Gordon, Richard Brown, Udi Ghitza, Marc Gourevitch, Jack Stein, Marla Oros, Terry Horton, Robert Lindblad and Jennifer McNeely

Citation: Public Health Reviews 2013 35:8

Content type: OriginalPaper Published on: 8 December 2013
- View Full Text
- View PDF