Preface to Substance Use and Misuse Special 50th Anniversary Issue

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Declaration of Interest

The author reports no conflict of interest. The author alone is responsible for the content and writing of the article.

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Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner

Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, PhD, is Professor and Chair, Social Work Practice Area, and Director of the Post-Master's Certificate Program in the Clinical Approaches to Addictions at New York University, Silver School of Social Work.  She is the Founding Editor of the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions and a Board member of Substance Use and Misuse and several other journals.  Dr. Straussner is the author or editor of 17 books and numerous peer reviewed journal articles addressing treatment issues in addiction or those related to trauma.  She has taught in many countries and has a private clinical and consulting practice in New York City.