Review Article
Substance Abuse Treatment, HIV/AIDS, and the Continuum of Response for People Who Inject Drugs
Table 2
Elements of the continuum of care for people who use drugs, abuse, or are drug dependent.
| (1) Prevention of drug initiation | | Individual targeted interventions through the lifespan | | Family-targeted interventions | | Community interventions | |
| (2) Identification of substane use conditions | | Screening for drug use | | Case finding | | Assessment and diagnosis | |
| (3) Initiation and engagement in drug treatment | | Brief intervention | | Promoting engagement, case management/care navigators | | Detoxification/withdrawal management | | Assessment of social, comorbid medical conditions, and cooccurring disorders | |
| (4) Long-term treatment of substance use illness | | Psychosocial | | Pharmacotherapy | | Treatment of comorbid medical conditions and cooccurring disorders | | Promotion of treatment engagement and social stability through legal, social, educational, financial support | |
| (5) Primary care and posttreatment management of patient | | Recovery | | Medical home | | Relapse prevention | | Rehabilitation | |
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