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Prevention advocates toil to maintain influence in a field in crisis mode
Author(s) -
Enos Gary
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32374
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , balance (ability) , investment (military) , political science , intervention (counseling) , substance use , business , law and economics , public relations , economics , psychology , medicine , law , psychiatry , politics , neuroscience
Greater public and policymaker attention to substance use–related issues hasn't exactly made the case for increased investment in prevention an easier sell. If anything, a strong argument can be made that today's predominantly narrow focus on the opioid overdose crisis has so tilted the balance in favor of crisis intervention that less attention than before is being paid to the mission of preventing problematic substance use before it begins.