Addiction Medicine: Closing the Gap between Science and Practice

between 1992 and 2007 in total treatment admissions compared to states with weak parity laws (in which parity laws were absent o ...

Gaps in Coverage within Public and Private Insurance Plans Continue to Impede Comprehensive Addiction Care Screening and Interve ...

alcohol and other drug screening and brief intervention services.^120 Although 76 percent of smokers in commercial health plans ...

residential specialty treatment settings or inpatient care for patients ages 22- to 64- years old in institutions for mental dis ...

addiction involving alcohol, and outpatient hospital services involving detoxification, rehabilitation and treatment for addicti ...

(e.g., number of visits per year) as long as the caps are equivalent to those placed on medical services.^163 Placing blanket li ...

Court over two provisions that would expand coverage: the Medicaid expansion and the requirement for individuals not covered und ...

Chapter IX The Education, Training and Accountability Gap Compounding the profound gap between the need for prevention, interven ...

 Addiction treatment facilities and programs are not adequately regulated or held accountable for providing treatment consisten ...

Even among physicians, who constitute the group most qualified to treat patients with the medical disease of addiction, required ...

standards of medical practice^20 and the adoption of evidence-based practices for those who wish to become board certified.^21 I ...

treating patients with these conditions, working with a team of other qualified health professionals. However, separate courses ...

 Internal Medicine--two percent of the general board exam.^49 In addition, substance use/addiction is listed as possible subtop ...

 Graduating from a medical school in the U.S. or Canada approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the Co ...

The ARC-PA requires physician assistant programs to provide some instruction in the “detection and treatment of substance abuse” ...

have 200 hours (one year) of addiction-specific experience as an RN and pass an examination.^92 Mental Health Professionals .... ...

health counselor and master addictions counselor.* 100 The National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification (NCE), ...

at a minimum, a bachelor's degree in social work (BSW); however, a master's degree in social work (MSW) often is required for po ...

Detoxification Specialists (ADS) and has its own set of training guidelines.* 121 Addiction Counselors.......................... ...

professional work experience specific to the eight domains and successful completion of a written examination.^133 NAADAC, the A ...