RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS

After brief mention of some of the historical factors in treatment research and california drug rehab, the committee divides its discussion of treatment research opportunities into a number of areas: issues of assessment, methodology, and research design; treatment modalities; early identification and treatment; patient-treatment matching; advances in the treatment of other psychoactive substance-use disorders; the health consequences of alcohol abuse; and the public policy considerations that attend treatment costs, benefits, and cost offsets.

Historical Factors in Drug Treatment Research

During the past few years, a variety of factors, many of them outside the realm of the academic scientific community, have influenced the course of alcohol treatment research and those seeking cocaine addiction help. Some of these factors, which will continue to influence future research efforts, are described briefly below.

Federal involvement in alcohol treatment is changing. After a period in which it supported mainly biomedical and psychosocial research, NIAAA has indicated renewed interest in treatment research by creating the Division of Clinical and Prevention Research and by making new funds available for research projects.

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