Education

Why do people become drug addicts?
What is Addiction?
Causes of Addiction
Assessing the Problem

Teens on Drugs
Help! My Kid’s on Drugs
Kid's and Substance Abuse
Kid's and Alcohol

Signs of Addiction and Stopping It
Stages/Symptoms of Addiction
Addiction Intervention

Selecting a Rehab Facility
Treatment Approaches
Out-Patient Treatment
Residential Treatment
The Disease Concept
Dual Diagnosis
12-Step Programs
Non 12-Step Programs
Alternative Treatment Methods

Tips for Successful Recovery
Recovery
Relapse

Alcohol
Benzodiazepines
Cocaine / Crack
Designer Drugs
Ecstasy/Club Drugs
Hallucinigens
Heroin
Inhalents
Marijuana
Methamphetamine
Prescription Drugs

Intervention

More References

References for more information on drugs and alcohol

Books

1. Fisher, Gary I.. & Harrison, Thomas II. (2000). Substance Abuse: Information For School Counselors, Social Workers, 7herapists and Counselors .Boston Allyn & Bacon

2.Banta, William F.& Tennant Forest Jr. M.D. PHD (1989) Complete Handbook for Combating Substance Abuse in the Workplace: Lexington books

3. American Psychiatric Association (1994) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders 4th-Ed. Washington DC

4. V.P. Dole, "Narcotic Addiction, Physical Dependence, and Relapse," New England Journal of Medicine 286(1972):968-92.

5. Kinney, Jean (1999). Loosening the Grip- 6th Ed.]. McGraw Hill

6. Johnson, V. E, (1973). I'll quit tomorrow. Toronto:Harper and Row.

7. Johnson, V. E. (1986). Intervention: How to help someone who doesn't want help. A step-by-step guide for families and friends of chemically dependent persons. Minneapolis: Johnson Institute Books.

8. Julien,R. M. (1998).A primer of drug action A concise, non technical guide to the actions, use and side effects of psychoactive drugs (8th ed). New York:W. H. Freeman and Company

9. McGinnis, J. M., & Foege, W. H. (1993). Actual causes of death in the United States. Journal of the American Medical Association, 270, 2207-2212.

10. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (1994). Annual medical examiner data, 1992 and annual emergency room data, 1992: Data from the drug abuse warning network. Series 1, Numbers 12-A and 12-B. Rockville, MD: U.S.

11. McCann, U.D., Szabo, Z., Scheffel, U, Dannals, R.F., and Ricaurte, G. A. Positron emission tomographic evidence of toxic effect of MDMA ("Ecstasy') on brain serotinin neurons in human beings. The Lancet, Volume 352, October 31, 1998.

12. Klar, H. (1987). The setting for psychiatric treatment. In A. J. Frances & R. F. Hales (Eds.), American Psychiatric Association Annual Review (Vol. 6, pp. 336-352). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Press

13. Jellinck B. M. (1960). The disease concept of alcoholism. New Haven, CT: Hillhouse Press.

14. Royce, J. P. (1989). Alcohol problems and alcoholism: A comprehensive survey (Rev. ed). New York: The Free Press.

15. Fingarette, H. (1988). Heavy drinking: The myth of alcoholism as a disease. Berkeley, CA: University of California.

16. Peale, 5. (1989). Diseasing of America: Addiction treatment out of control. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

17. Ohlms, 0. It. (1983). The disease concept of alcoholism. BelleviIle, IL: Gary Whiteaker Co.

18. Sher, K. (1991). Children of alcoholics: A critical appraisal 4 theory and research. Chicago: Univexisty of Chicago Press.

19. Coleman, D. (1990, June 26). Scientists pinpoint brain irregularities in drug addicts. New York Times, Sec. C, p. 1.

20. Miller, W. 11., & Westerberg, V. S., Waldron, H. B. (1995). Evaluating alcohol problems in adults and adolescents. In R. K.. Hester & XV. R. Miller (lids.), Handbook of alcoholism treatment approaches:Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

21. McCarthy, J. C. (1988). The concept of addictive disease. In D. E. Smith & D. R. Wesson, Treating cocaine dependency (pp. 21-30). Minneapolis: Hazelden.

22. Trimpey, J. (1992). The small book: A revolutionary alternative for overcoming alcohol and drug dependence. New York: Delacorte Press.

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