Early Intervention and Current Psychosocial Approaches to Substance Use Disorder 

Authors:

Yildiz E¹*, Çetin N², Kilinç G³ and Harmanci P⁴ 

Volume 1, Issue 1

Abstract

Addiction is a multidimensional question and not only the life of the person who uses it but affects the whole society in general. For this reason, the treatment of addiction needs to be handled in a multifaceted way. This article is written to identification of knowledge about early intervention and current psychosocial approaches in the treatment of substance use disorders. Today, the effectiveness of early intervention and psychosocial approaches is known in the treatment of substance use disorders. Early intervention includes informing individuals about the risk of substance use, identifying risky behaviors associated with substance use, and directing individuals to treatment. Increasing the motivation about the treatment process of the addicted person, counseling for family, structured therapies, various self-help groups are examples of psychosocial approaches. 

Keywords:

Substance use disorder; Early intervention; Psychosocial approaches; Clinical role 

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