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1California Society of Addiction Medicine, San Francisco, California 94105, USA.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
|February 5, 2002
Summary
This work-in-progress outlines guiding principles for addiction medicine, aiming to foster collaboration between treatment providers, criminal justice, and social services. It seeks input for future planning and consultations with national experts.
Area of Science:
- Addiction Medicine
- Public Health Policy
Background:
- The California Society of Addiction Medicine recognizes the need for updated guiding principles.
- Collaboration is essential between healthcare, criminal justice, and social services for effective addiction treatment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To enumerate initial guiding principles for addiction medicine.
- To promote discussion and planning for improved addiction care.
- To foster inter-agency collaboration.
Main Methods:
- This is a work-in-progress document.
- It outlines guiding principles for consideration.
- It seeks input from stakeholders.
Main Results:
- Guiding principles are enumerated for initial consideration.
- The document serves as a foundation for further discussion.
Conclusions:
- Continued collaboration is vital for advancing addiction medicine.
- Further consultations are planned with national experts and agencies.