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Substance abuse and rehabilitation: responding to the global burden of diseases attributable to substance abuse.

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Wu, L-T
Published in: Subst Abuse Rehabil
October 2010

Alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug use are pervasive throughout the world. Substance use problems are among the major contributors to the global disease burden, which includes disability and mortality. The benefits of treatment far outweigh the economic costs. Despite the availability of treatment services, however, the vast majority of people with substance use disorders do not seek or use treatment. Barriers to and unmet need for evidence-based treatment are widespread even in the United States. Women, adolescents, and young adults are especially vulnerable to adverse effects from substance abuse, but they face additional barriers to getting evidence-based treatment or other social/medical services. Substance use behaviors and the diseases attributable to substance use problems are preventable and modifiable. Yet the ever-changing patterns of substance use and associated problems require combined research and policy-making efforts from all parts of the world to establish a viable knowledge base to inform for prevention, risk-reduction intervention, effective use of evidence-based treatment, and rehabilitation for long-term recovery. The new international, open-access, peer-reviewed Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation (SAR) journal strives to provide an effective platform for sharing ideas for solutions and disseminating research findings globally. Substance use behaviors and problems have no boundaries. The journal welcomes papers from all regions of the world that address any aspect of substance use, abuse/dependence, intervention, treatment, and policy. The "open-access" journal makes cutting edge knowledge freely available to practitioners and researchers worldwide, and this is particularly important for addressing the global disease burden attributable to substance abuse.

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Subst Abuse Rehabil

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1179-8467

Publication Date

October 2010

Volume

2010

Issue

1

Start / End Page

5 / 11

Location

New Zealand

Related Subject Headings

  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 4206 Public health
  • 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Wu, L.-T. (2010). Substance abuse and rehabilitation: responding to the global burden of diseases attributable to substance abuse. Subst Abuse Rehabil, 2010(1), 5–11. https://doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S14898
Wu, Li-Tzy. “Substance abuse and rehabilitation: responding to the global burden of diseases attributable to substance abuse.Subst Abuse Rehabil 2010, no. 1 (October 2010): 5–11. https://doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S14898.
Wu, Li-Tzy. “Substance abuse and rehabilitation: responding to the global burden of diseases attributable to substance abuse.Subst Abuse Rehabil, vol. 2010, no. 1, Oct. 2010, pp. 5–11. Pubmed, doi:10.2147/SAR.S14898.

Published In

Subst Abuse Rehabil

DOI

ISSN

1179-8467

Publication Date

October 2010

Volume

2010

Issue

1

Start / End Page

5 / 11

Location

New Zealand

Related Subject Headings

  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 4206 Public health
  • 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences