- Contributors
- 1 Addiction: Definition, Epidemiology, and Neurobiology
- 2 Overview of the Addiction Recovery Industry
- 3 Food Addiction
- 4 Integrative Approach to Alcohol Use Disorder
- 5 Integrative Approach to Sedative-Hypnotic Use Disorder
- 6 Integrative Approach to Cannabis-Use Disorder
- 7 Integrative Approach to Stimulant-Use Disorder
- 8 Integrative Approach to Opiates, Opioids, and Opiate Use Disorder
- 9 Integrative Approach to Nicotine Use Disorder
- 10 Integrative Approach to Behavioral Addictions: Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD)
- 11 Hallucinogens: Spiritual and Therapeutic Use, Overuse, and Complications
- 12 Psychiatric Assessment and Co-Occurring Disorders
- 13 Psychosocial Treatment Approaches for Substance Use
- 14 Homeopathic Approach to Addiction
- 15 Ayurvedic Approach to Addiction
- 16 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture Approach to Addiction
- 17 Nutritional Support and Addiction
- 18 Functional Medicine Approach to Addiction
- 19 Exercise for Addiction and Recovery
- 20 Nutraceutical Treatments for Addiction Recovery
- 21 Interaction of Spirituality and Religion with Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse
- 22 Three Dynamic Healing Modalities for the Treatment of Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders: Aromatherapy, Equine Therapy, and Creative Arts Therapies
- 22.1 Creative Arts Therapies: An Integrative Modality for Addiction and Trauma Treatment
- 22.2 The Role of Aromatherapy in the Treatment of Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- 22.3 Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- 23 Shamanism: Addiction and Soul Sickness
- 24 Ibogaine: History, Pharmacology, Spirituality, & Clinical Data
- 25 Group Therapy and Support in Addiction Treatment
- 26 Integrative Approaches to Healing
- 27 Integrative Approaches to the Management of Chronic Pain and Substance Abuse
- 28 Integrative Approaches to Post-acute Withdrawal and Relapse Prevention
- 29 The Future of Addiction and Recovery Healing Arts
- Index
(p. 16) Overview of the Addiction Recovery Industry
- Chapter:
- (p. 16) Overview of the Addiction Recovery Industry
- Author(s):
Matthew Torrington
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780190275334.003.0002
This chapter traces the history of drug and alcohol use in America, starting in the 1850s through Prohibition, the emergence of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935, and the treatment evolution around the 1950s. It reviews the US Drug Policy in the 1970s, the rise of the “designated driver” movement in the 1980s. There were 52,000 deaths due to overdose in 2015 with 33,000 of these attributed to opiates. The addiction-recovery business is now a $35 billion industry; yet there is still an access-to-care issue. Finally, this chapter examines the shift in medical culture to include risk evaluation and mitigation strategies, mandatory training in addiction and pain management, and the American College of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) recognized medical specialty, addiction medicine. It presents the six different domains to best assess what intervention or treatment program is likely to help the patient and concludes that more money needs to be directed at mental health and addiction recovery programs.
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- Contributors
- 1 Addiction: Definition, Epidemiology, and Neurobiology
- 2 Overview of the Addiction Recovery Industry
- 3 Food Addiction
- 4 Integrative Approach to Alcohol Use Disorder
- 5 Integrative Approach to Sedative-Hypnotic Use Disorder
- 6 Integrative Approach to Cannabis-Use Disorder
- 7 Integrative Approach to Stimulant-Use Disorder
- 8 Integrative Approach to Opiates, Opioids, and Opiate Use Disorder
- 9 Integrative Approach to Nicotine Use Disorder
- 10 Integrative Approach to Behavioral Addictions: Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD)
- 11 Hallucinogens: Spiritual and Therapeutic Use, Overuse, and Complications
- 12 Psychiatric Assessment and Co-Occurring Disorders
- 13 Psychosocial Treatment Approaches for Substance Use
- 14 Homeopathic Approach to Addiction
- 15 Ayurvedic Approach to Addiction
- 16 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture Approach to Addiction
- 17 Nutritional Support and Addiction
- 18 Functional Medicine Approach to Addiction
- 19 Exercise for Addiction and Recovery
- 20 Nutraceutical Treatments for Addiction Recovery
- 21 Interaction of Spirituality and Religion with Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse
- 22 Three Dynamic Healing Modalities for the Treatment of Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders: Aromatherapy, Equine Therapy, and Creative Arts Therapies
- 22.1 Creative Arts Therapies: An Integrative Modality for Addiction and Trauma Treatment
- 22.2 The Role of Aromatherapy in the Treatment of Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- 22.3 Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- 23 Shamanism: Addiction and Soul Sickness
- 24 Ibogaine: History, Pharmacology, Spirituality, & Clinical Data
- 25 Group Therapy and Support in Addiction Treatment
- 26 Integrative Approaches to Healing
- 27 Integrative Approaches to the Management of Chronic Pain and Substance Abuse
- 28 Integrative Approaches to Post-acute Withdrawal and Relapse Prevention
- 29 The Future of Addiction and Recovery Healing Arts
- Index