Principal Investigator: William R. Miller, Ph.D.
Funding Agency: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
It is clear that substance use disorders are so prevalent that specialist addiction treatment services will never be adequate to respond (Miller & Weisner, 2002). We have therefore explored ways in which to address these problems, in addition to specialist treatment. In a literature review of the efficacy of brief interventions for alcohol problems (Bien et al., 1993), we found good support for opportunistic interventions in health care settings. We next explored the feasibility of identifying and intervening with at-risk drinkers in primary health care at the Albuquerque V.A. Medical Center (White et al., 1996). Miller and Brown (1997) exhorted psychologists to regard the treatment of addictions a part of their normal sphere of practice. The 9 th International Conference on Treatment of Addictive Behaviors (ICTAB-9), sponsored by CASAA, focused on the variety of ways in which substance abuse can be addressed through health and social service systems (Miller & Weisner, 2002).
We have also been interested in what treatment methods are delivered, and how addiction treatment professionals come to use the methods they practice (Pritchard et al., 1997). For related research in this area, see Addiction Treatment Efficacy Reviews and Dissemination of Evidence-Based Treatment Methods into Practice.
References:
Funding Agency: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
It is clear that substance use disorders are so prevalent that specialist addiction treatment services will never be adequate to respond (Miller & Weisner, 2002). We have therefore explored ways in which to address these problems, in addition to specialist treatment. In a literature review of the efficacy of brief interventions for alcohol problems (Bien et al., 1993), we found good support for opportunistic interventions in health care settings. We next explored the feasibility of identifying and intervening with at-risk drinkers in primary health care at the Albuquerque V.A. Medical Center (White et al., 1996). Miller and Brown (1997) exhorted psychologists to regard the treatment of addictions a part of their normal sphere of practice. The 9 th International Conference on Treatment of Addictive Behaviors (ICTAB-9), sponsored by CASAA, focused on the variety of ways in which substance abuse can be addressed through health and social service systems (Miller & Weisner, 2002).
We have also been interested in what treatment methods are delivered, and how addiction treatment professionals come to use the methods they practice (Pritchard et al., 1997). For related research in this area, see Addiction Treatment Efficacy Reviews and Dissemination of Evidence-Based Treatment Methods into Practice.
References:
- Miller, W. R., & Brown, S. A. (1997). Why psychologists should treat alcohol and drug problems. American Psychologist, 52, 1269-1279.
- Miller, W. R., & Weisner, C. (Eds.) (2002). Changing substance abuse through health and social systems. New York: Kluwer/Plenum.
- Pritchard, H. E., Wolfe, B. L., Waldron, D. J., & Miller, W. R. (1997). What services are being offered by whom? A survey of substance abuse programs in New Mexico. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 15, 47-61.
- Westerberg, V. S., Miller, W. R., & Tonigan, J. S. (2000). Comparison of outcomes for clients in randomized versus open trials of treatment for alcohol use disorders. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 61, 720-727.
- White, R. E., Luckie, L. F., & Miller, W. R. (1996). Suppose they offered an alcohol abuse intervention, and nobody came? Federal Practitioner, 13, 51-57.
