Towards the Integration of Treatment Systems for Substance Abusers
Report on the Second International Symposium on Substance Abuse Treatment and Special Target Groups
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14676141 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Broekaert (Ghent University), Wouter Vanderplasschen (0000-0001-6513-4243, Ghent University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 237-245 |
| Publication date | 2003-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0279-1072 • E-ISSN: 2159-9777 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02791072.2003.10400005 |
| PMID | 12924746 |
| OpenAlex | W2013336017 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 36 |
The central ideas of this article are the result of intensive discussions during a symposium that was organized following structural changes in European substance abuse treatment. Therapeutic communities were concerned about their approach being replaced by other treatment modalities. Participants focused on the question of whether the emerging harm reduction paradigm could be combined with the principle of recovery and how its integration in a comprehensive treatment system could be beneficial or detrimental to therapeutic communities. This article defines integrated treatment systems for substance abusers from a conceptual, etymological, ethical and ideological point of view. In addition, it focuses on old but ongoing contradictions and discussions between drug-free, methadone-maintenance and harm reduction approaches. Several prerequisites for the integration of treatment systems are discussed, and parallels and discrepancies between the American and European situation are explored. An integrated and comprehensive system of treatment services is put forward as an alternative to the present-day gap between conventional abstinence-oriented programs and harm reduction initiatives. Participants maintain that collaboration between these apparently incompatible treatment paradigms will depend on mutual respect, the introduction of a common language and a thorough analysis of clients' treatment demands
Abstinence · Harm · Harm reduction · Modalities · Parallels · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Public health · Social science · Sociology · Substance abuse · Substance use · Treatment modality · Medicine · Nursing · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
A Qualitative Study of Prescribing Doctor Experiences of Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Cultural responsiveness in substance‐abuse treatment
The Trouble with Morality
Effectiveness of Different Models of Case Management for Substance-Abusing Populations
Therapeutic Communities, Family Therapy, and Humanistic Psychology
Defining the drug user
Background and Overview of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Systems
Integrating Harm Reduction Therapy and Traditional Substance Abuse Treatment
Retrospective Study of Similarities and Relations Between American Drug-Free and European Therapeutic Conmmnities for Children and Adults
Strategies for Implementation of Harm Reduction in Treatment Settings
Therapeutic Community and the Danger of the Cult Phenomenon
The Drug Legalization Debate
Heroin use during methadone maintenance treatment
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2013 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |