Cocaine Dependence : Prevention

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Prevention could include:
TREATMENT SETTINGS.Not all patients who abuse cocaine need to resort to long-term treatment. Treatment length varies with the degree that a person is dependent on the substance. If the patient has other psychiatric conditions such as major depress...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Public health has an opportunity to address the issues of substance use, abuse, and dependency across all age groups in the community since it occurs in all age groups. Substance abuse prevention and treatment professionals are acutely aware that alcohol and other drugs have a destructive impact on a person ' s physical, mental, and social development.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is the U.S.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Substance abuse is a maladaptive pattern of alcohol or other drug use that causes social, physical, legal, vocational, or educational distress or impairment. In addition to those trained specifically as substance abuse counselors, mental health and rehabilitation counselors work with individuals who abuse alcohol and other drugs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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