Assignment : Intervention Comparisons:

• There are a variety of substance abuse treatment interventions available. In this assignment, you will compare and contrast two such interventions.

Tasks:

Using the module readings and the Argosy University online library resources, research substance abuse treatment interventions.

Select 2-3 scholarly resources to reference in this assignment.

Select two substance abuse treatment interventions to examine in this assignment.

Write a 2- to 3-page paper in Word format, addressing the following:

• Describe the strengths and weaknesses of each selected substance abuse treatment intervention.

• Discuss specific types of substance abuse that would benefit from your selected interventions.

• Identify potential barriers to treatment. Make sure to include barriers that are both internal to the patient (such as motivation) and external to the patient (such as environment).

Make sure you integrate research from at least 2-3 scholarly sources to support your ideas.

Apply APA standards to cite the sources.

Article 1 : Very low dose naltrexone addition in opioid detoxification: a randomized, controlled trial By Paolo Mannelli1, Ashwin A. Patkar, Kathi Peindl, David A. Gorelick, Li-Tzy Wu & Edward Gottheil.

Article 2 : Preliminary evaluation of extended-release naltrexone in Michigan and Missouri drug courts  By Michael W. Finigan ,Tamara Perkins,Phyllis Zold-Kilbourn.