Unfortunately, individuals living with a co-occurring mental disorder are more likely to abuse drugs or alcohol. One population that has struggled with substance abuse and comorbidity is veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their returning to society after witnessing traumatic events and not always having the appropriate resources or treatment has contributed to substance abuse-related disorders. Understanding the prevalence of comorbidity of substance abuse and addiction with certain mental health diagnoses is important for clinical practice. , review the video. Then read the articles on your reading list for this week, including Jake’s case. Finally, identify the presenting problem for Jake Levy. · · · · References (use 3 or more) American Psychiatric Association. (2013). (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. · “Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders” (pp. 481–590) Muthén, B. (2006). Should substance use disorders be considered as categorical or dimensional? , 6–16. Nash, D., Wilkinson, J., Paradis, B., Kelley, S., Naseem, A., & Grant, K. (2011). Trauma and substance use disorders in rural and urban veterans. (2), 151–158. Nunes, E. V., & Rounsaville, B. J. (2006). Comorbidity of substance use with depression and other mental disorders: From (DSM-IV) to DSM-V. , 86–96. Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). . Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader]. · “The Levy Family” Room, R. (2006). Taking account of cultural and societal influences on substance use diagnoses and criteria. , 31–39. Sheidow, A. J., McCart, M., Zajac, K., & Davis, M. (2012). Prevalence and impact of substance use among emerging adults with serious mental health conditions. (3), 235–243. doi:10.2975/35.3 Discussion 2: Policy Implementation Challenges When a policy is launched, its success is dependent on a variety of stakeholders. As the politics of decision makers, executives, staff, clients, and social workers begin to influence the implementation process, their beliefs—and subsequent actions—determine the fate of the policy. Often a social worker must step out of the comfort of his or her social service world and may find himself or herself making difficult decisions about ethical issues and/or may find himself or herself involved in implementing policies that he or she feels is against his or her social work values. How does a social worker handle the intricacies and challenges of policy implementation on both a personal and professional level? In this Discussion, you explore policy implementation and the challenges faced by social workers during policy implementation. · References (use 3 or more) Jansson, B. S. (2018). (8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning Series. Chapter 13, “Troubleshooting the Implementation of Policies in Task 7” (pp. 460-487) Lane, S. R., & Humphreys, N. A. (2011). Social workers in politics: A national survey of social work candidates and elected officials. (3), 225–244. doi:10.1080/15588742.2011.582809.