Describe Current Research on Internet-Based Approaches to Treating Substance Use

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Essay

Describe current research on Internet-based approaches to treating substance use disorder.How might technology change approaches to treatment? What benefits and drawbacks do you see with these approaches?

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Definitions:

Jensen Measure

A performance metric used to evaluate the excess return of an investment portfolio over the predicted return of a risk-adjusted model.

Market Portfolio

A theoretical bundle of investments that includes every type of asset available in the market, with each asset weighted by its total market value.

Sharpe Measure

A method used to evaluate the risk-adjusted return of an investment, comparing the excess return (over a risk-free rate) to the standard deviation of returns.

S&P 500 Index

A stock market index in the United States composed of the market values of 500 major companies listed on either the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ.