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Abstract
This is a new feature of Substance Use and Misuse that the editors hope will bring a new focus on substance use and misuse throughout history and in diverse cultures. Up until modern times, cultures throughout history have associated different substances with specific deities, incorporated them into specific myths, and used substances in specific rituals. Examining these associations is likely to give insight into how these substances were viewed in various cultures and the place that they had in those cultures. Consequently, we offer this new feature exploring these associations as a way of increasing understanding of the functions of substance use in different cultures over historical time.
RÉSUMÉ
Le Dieu intérieur
Il s'agit d'un volet nouveau de la question des drogues, leur usage et abus qui, les redacteurs espèrent, apportera un nouvel aperçu sur l'usage et l'abus des drogues au long de l'histoire et dans diverses cultures.Jusqu'à l'époque moderne, dans differentes cultures a travers l'histoire, on associait certaines drogues avec certains dieux et certains mythes, et on les utilisait dans certains rituels. L'examen de ces associations est susceptible de donner un aperçu de la façon dont ces substances etaient perçues dans ces cultures et la place qu'elles y occupaient. Par conséquent, nous vous proposons une nouvelle facon d'explorer ces associations comme un moyen de mieux comprendre le role qu'ont joue ces drogues dans les différentes cultures au fil de l'histoire.
RESUMEN
El Dios Interno
Este es un nuevo tema de Uso y Mal Uso de Sustancias que los editores esperan que traiga un nuevo enfoque sobre el uso y mal uso de sustancias a trevés de la historia y dentro de diversas culturas. Hasta los tiempos modernos, las culturas a través de la historia han asociado diferentes sustancias con deidades específicas, incorporándolas dentro de los mitos específicos, y utilizaban sustancias en rituales específicos. El examinar estas asociaciones puede proveer una idea de cómo estas sustancias se han contemplado en varias culturas y el lugar que se ocupan en esas culturas. Por lo tanto, ofrecemos este nuevo tema para explorar estas asociaciones como una forma de aumentar la comprensión de las funciones del uso de sustancias en las diferentes culturas a través del tiempo histórico.
THE AUTHORS
Theodore M. Godlaski, M.Div., CADC, is an Associate Clinical Professor of Social Work at the University of Kentucky. He spent 23 years doing treatment, program administration, and clinical supervision before coming to the University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research in 1993. There he was the Coprincipal Investigator on a NIDA RO1 grant that developed a treatment program specifically for rural substance misusers. He also developed a statewide treatment outcome system, a method for assessing individuals convicted of driving under the influence of intoxicating substances, and directed several research projects evaluating the outcome of various treatment approaches. In August 2002, he moved from the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research to the College of Social Work in order to devote more time to teaching. He teaches psychopathology and a course on substance misuse, intimate violence, and risk management to graduate students. He is currently a member of the Kentucky Chemical Dependency Counselors Certification Board and sits on the Board's ethics committee. He is also an area editor for the journal Substance Use and Misuse (formerly International Journal on the Addictions). At the College of Social Work, he has continued to be involved in treatment outcome and program evaluation research. He was recently the Coprincipal Investigator on a project funded by the Metanexus and Templeton Foundations, examining the effectiveness of inclusion of Native Alaskan healing practices in substance user treatment. He is currently the Principal Investigator evaluating the effectiveness of a program that provides assertive community treatment for homeless individuals and on another CSAT-funded project evaluating the effectiveness of a Recovery Oriented System of Care for Appalachian substance misusers. He is a faculty member of the Middle Eastern Summer Institute on Drug Use. He has published in both referred and professional journals as well as contributed chapters to several books. He presents papers and workshops both nationally and internationally.