Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Books & Ebooks

‘The Recovery Handbook: Understanding Addictions and Evidenced-Based Treatment Practices'provides a comprehensive examination of the various forms of addiction, its physical and mental complexities, and, unlike other sources on addiction, effective evidence-based interventions that promote a healthy recovery. Particular attention is given to the nature of addiction, including environmental, genetic, and developmental factors; with authors examining the short- and long-term effects of a variety of addictions such as drug, alcohol, gambling, food, sex, shopping, work, and video gaming to name a few. - Provided by publisher

Providing an indispensable resource for undergraduate students, graduate students, and policymakers interested in the prescription drug abuse crisis in the United States, this book summarizes the current state of prescription drug abuse and its growth over the past 20 years. - Provided by publisher

"This book provides a collection of research that explores alternative models, aftercare programs, employment services, trauma issues that effect recovery, gender-specific, and culturally modified treatment and aftercare programs." - Provided by publisher

"Social workers and other social care professionals regularly face the challenges of working with people with alcohol and other drug problems. Yet many receive little, if any, training for working with these issues. As substance use and its social impact on communities and families rises up the political agenda, this book offers a timely support for social workers and other social care staff working in this area." - Provided by publisher

"This text provides readers with an understanding of the essential aspects of youth substance abuse."- Provided by publisher

"The second edition of The Substance Abuse Handbook follows the general organization of the 'big' book, Lowinson and Ruiz's Substance Abuse. This title distills content from the larger text into a concise, portable guide for healthcare professionals who need to diagnose and treat addictive disorders and related medical conditions."- Provided by publisher

"This book discusses the influences, treatment options and health effects of substance abuse." - Provided by publisher

"Anthology of essays addressing the opioid crisis in the US"-- Provided by publisher

"As compelling as it is informative and authoritative, The Anatomy of Addiction will lead you to a better understanding about the causes, prevention, and treatment of addiction. It explains in layman's terms what constitutes effective, evidence-based addiction medicine and how to find it. This book provides actionable, scientific information for addicts and their families and details how to avoid so-called rehab clinics that are at best useless and at worst dangerous and even life threatening"-- Provided by publisher.

"Beyond Addiction eschews the theatrics of interventions and tough love to show family and friends how they can use kindness, positive reinforcement, and motivational and behavioral strategies to help their loved ones change. Drawing on forty collective years of research and decades of clinical experience, the authors present the best practical advice science has to offer."- Provided by publisher

"Explores both popular and unpopular views of a controversial contemporary topic by placing expert opinions in a pro/con format. Viewpoints are selected from a wide range of sources and publications." - Provided by publisher

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This work discusses healthy versus unhealthy alcohol consumption, describes the health benefits of consuming alcohol in moderation, and explains how alcohol influences the brain and body." - Provided by publisher

"In Getting Wasted, Thomas Vander Ven provides a unique answer to the perennial question of why college students drink. Vander Ven argues that college students rely on "drunk support:" contrary to most accounts of alcohol abuse as being a solitary problem of one person drinking to excess, the college drinking scene is very much a social one where students support one another through nights of drinking games, rituals and rites of passage" - Provided by publisher