Kenneth Blum, Ph.D, MSc, BA (Pharmacy), DHL.

Editor-in-Chief

Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA

Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, MD, MA (Psychology)

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Chief of Psychiatry, South Texas Veteran Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital, San Antonio, TX, USA

Frequency: Bi-annual | ISSN: 2693-2180 | Previous Titles: Journal of Reward Deficiency Syndrome, Journal of Reward Deficiency Syndrome and Addiction Science

Abstracted/Indexed in: OCLC – WorldCat, SHERPA/RoMEO, Hinari, Genamics, J-Gate, Scilit and Google Scholar

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Addressing the Silent Epidemic: Compassion Fatigue and the Sustainability of the Addiction Counselling Workforce

Brian N. Paulson, Amy L. Hayes, Brad A. Imhoff, Stacey C. Lilley and Charlotte A. Crosland
The escalating demand for substance abuse treatment, amplified by global crises and their enduring consequences, has cast a stark light on the occupational health of addiction counselors. While research has extensively documented the prevalence and impact of burnout and compassion fatigue (CF) across various helping professions, the unique challenges encountered by addiction counselors necessitate a more focused examination.

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Welcome Note

It is a great pleasure to announce the inauguration of the first journal dedicated to the concept of Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) coined in 1996 by one of us (KB) as a new way to look at all addictive, obsessive and compulsive behaviors including substance and process addictions, personality and spectrum disorders. The RDS concept embraced by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) in the new definition of addiction has appeared in encyclopedias and has been used globally in hundreds of peer-reviewed articles.

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Scope, Aims & Topics

Journal of Addiction Science (JAS) is a peer-reviewed quarterly published journal that promotes studies in the practice of addiction medicine and in clinical research, supporting addiction medicine as a mainstream medical sub-specialty. The Journal is published for physicians and other health professionals who need the most current news and information related to the treatment of addiction disorders information. All the published articles focus on developments in addiction medicine as well as on treatment innovations and ethical, economic, forensic, and social topics

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