Opioid Epidemic and the Therapeutic Community Model

This book aims toexplorethe evidence supporting the therapeuticcommunity(TC) modality as a uniquely effective approach to care of individuals living with opioid use disorder and other addictions,and alsotoidentifysalient mediators of improved outcome, including long-term treatment andremoval from the opioid-associated environment. The book includes multiple international perspectives andis designed for worldwide appeal-for countries that have established some TCs with success, those looking to improve care, and those looking to build them for the first time. Written by experts in addiction psychiatry andmedicine, this bookdescribes the unique role of therapeutic communities in treating substance use disorders,how the model has changed over time and adapted to diverse socioculturalcontexts and systems of care, and how the TC modelmay serve an important population in the context ofthe current opioid epidemic. The chapters are written so asto be accessible for clinicians across specialties and professions. TheOpioid Epidemicandthe Therapeutic Community Modelis an excellent resource for all professionals interested in diverse and effective models of care to treatopioiduse disorder and other addictions, including addiction medicine specialists, psychiatrists, psychologists, rehabilitation administrators, hospitalists, social workers, public health workers, students, and the interested public