Adult Substance Use Disorders: A Case Study

Here I will give my perspective on various screening tools and therapeutic invention pertaining to the client with Substance Use Disorder as outline in the DSM-5. These screening tools are specific for the adult addict whether male or female and the adolescent addict. It will cover the characteristic of the substance use disorder while looking at the gender, culture, age, disability and physical handicaps. Many abusers of illicit substance have dual diagnosis disorders, and many have never been diagnosed. This paper will also cover the following screening tools along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. Adult Substance Use Survey (ASUS-R), CAGE, Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment, and the AUDIT-C. In addition to the therapeutic inventions, Cognitive behavior therapy, Contingency Management, and the Multidimensional family therapy The characteristic I will presenting will cover substance use disorder, the effects are multicultural, is gender bias, and makes no …show more content…
This screening process goal is to obtain the potential client hazardous behavior while ultimately it will emphasis on their health and the deterrence of potential difficulties in the future. Benefits of SBIRT will help to prevent the disease component of substance use disorder, while decreasing the risk of injury or accident which will result in a more positive outcome for the client. Its overall cost is far less compared to other screening tools that are conducted on a large scale. Advantage of SBIRT is that with the brief counseling intervention and follow up will show the addict decrease in consumption of substances, lasting 1 year or longer (SAMHSA,