I need help creating a thesis and an outline on Support Programs for Marijuana and Other Drug Users. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is re

I need help creating a thesis and an outline on Support Programs for Marijuana and Other Drug Users. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. A careful evaluation of behavioral treatments such as motivational enhancement therapy (MET), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and contingency management (CM), as well as family-based treatments have shown that cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) has so far been the most efficacious (Copeland, et. al., p. 7). It has since been the cornerstone of most interventions (Budney, Roffman, Stephens, Walker, 2007, p. 7).

Endemic or peculiar to a drug user, the psyche of fear commonly referred to as paranoia was best explained or manifested in the hippie culture of the Vietnam-war era which found association with anti-war icons which consisted what was largely referred to as a ‘good trip’ and its direct opposite, pro-war icons which consisted the ‘bad trip.’ The Vietnam–war era also became a convergence for the fusion of earlier cultures spawned by the advocates of a different genre of music –‘rock and roll.’

The most common peer-support groups are Marijuana Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous based on the 12-step program guide of Alcohol Anonymous and Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART) based on CBT principles who teaches group members to enhance and maintain motivation to abstain. cope with urges. problem-solve (managing thoughts, feelings and behaviors). and balance their lifestyles (balancing momentary and enduring satisfactions) (Copeland, 2009, p.7).

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A 2002 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association (SAMHSA) report, “Initiation of Marijuana Use: Trends, Patterns, and Implications”, concludes that the younger children are when they first use marijuana, the more likely they are to use cocaine and heroin and become dependent on drugs as adults. The report found that 62% of adults age 26 or older who initiated marijuana before they were 15 years old reported that they had used cocaine in their lifetime (SAMHSA, 2002, p. 62).” See Figure 6.1 below.