Substance Abuse Case Study

Case Study Jovan is a 23year-old African-American male, who has voluntarily admitted himself for inpatient treatment at a local non-profit agency due to abuse of alcohol and other drugs. Jovan has been unemployed for the past 9 months; his employment position with Dollar General was terminated due to charges of embezzlement. He admits that he took money from the register but planned to replace it when he got paid. So, Jovan is currently unemployed, homeless, and has charges pending due to embezzlement and for writing a number of "bounced" checks written over the past year.

Jovan informs the intake specialist that both of his parents were addicted to crack cocaine and alcohol. He opens up and talks about his experiences of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse throughout his childhood. He admits that his father was physically abusive towards himself and his mother, and he was molested at the age of 7 by his maternal uncle. When Jovan

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