title: Substance abuse and managed care.
abstract: Substance abuse by the late 1980s had already become a prominent, out-of-control sector of health care. Some of the reasons for this crisis, as well as more recent changes in this specialty field, are explicated in this chapter.
authors.affiliation: Mustard Seed, Inc., University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders