The relationship between anxiety and treatment-seeking behavior among those with drug abuse problems

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Author: Amit Piryatinsky

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Amit Piryatinsky

Amit is a first-year student at Wesleyan University from Brookline, MA. He is a prospective Mathematics and Economics major with a minor in Data Analysis. Outside of the classroom, he sings acapella with the Wesleyan Spirits, plays ultimate frisbee for Nietzch Factor, and is a Tour Guide for Wesleyan University. In the future, he hopes to pursue a career in finance.

Abstract: As a major factor in how people seek treatment, anxiety is important to examine when evaluating the effectiveness of treatment methods for substance use disorders. If individuals with substance use disorders and anxiety favor some treatments over others, that would indicate an area of innovation to better cater to those people, especially as that population grows, or simply widen the availability of that form of treatment.

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