The articles in this special issue of Professional Psychology: Research and Practice feature a diverse and equally important collection of psychology’s professional contributions, both nationally and internationally, in substance use disorder and addiction research and clinical practice.
The articles in the coordinating special edition of Training and Education in Professional Psychology make the case that psychology must amplify its commitment to seeing that no psychology student graduates without basic knowledge, skills, and attitudes to recognize and work with patients and their families suffering from substance use disorders and addiction.
Special Issue Editors
Table of contents
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Editorials
- Introduction to the Special Issue on Substance Use Disorders and Addictions
Charles H. Smith and Kathi A. Borden - Testimony on the Inadequate Federal Approach to Opioid Treatment and the Need to Expand Care
Arthur C. Evans Jr.
Articles
- Barriers to Needle Return in Harm Reduction Programs
Stephanie D. Spaulding and Brittany E. Canady - Motivational Interviewing Skills as Predictors of Change in Emerging Adult Risk Behavior
Elisa C. DeVargas and Elizabeth A. Stormshak - Brief Motivational Interview–Based Intervention for Women in Jail With History of Drug Addiction and Sex-Trading
Jeffrey A. Cigrang, Ashley L. Fedynich, Erin M. S. Nichting, Shay A. L. Frederick, Jeremiah A. Schumm, and Candyce B. Auguste - Therapeutic Focus for Women With Substance Use Disorders: Views of Experts and Consumers in a Tertiary Hospital in India
Hargun Ahluwalia, Prabhat K. Chand, and L. N. Suman - Gambling, Substance Use, and Help-Seeking Attitudes in a Community-Based Sample of Lao Refugees, Immigrants, and U.S.-Born Citizens
Serena M. King, Grace L. Doppler, Angela K. Wollmuth, Sadie May Wasberg, Christopher G. Prementine, and Jordan A. Walls - Language Proficiency, Alcohol, and Drug Use Among Latinx Groups: A Brief Report of the Role of Religious Engagement
Oswaldo Moreno, Tamara Nelson, and Paul B. Perrin - Marketing Therapy to Parents Concerned About Adolescent Substance Use: Association of Adolescent Problems and Parent Preferences for Direct-to-Consumer Marketing
Sarah A. Helseth, Katherine I. Escobar, Melissa A. Clark, Anthony Spirito, and Sara J. Becker - Working With Clients Who Self-Medicate Using Cannabis: Ethical and Clinical Considerations for Psychologists
Shannon L. Stuart-Maver - How Psychologists Can Impact the Opioid Epidemic
Ashley C. Yaugher, Shane W. Bench, Kimberly J. Meyers, and Maren Wright Voss

