Addiction Arena

Children With Prenatal Drug Exposure

• By Lynette S Chandler, and Shelly J Lane.

Published April 1997

Children With Prenatal Drug Exposure examines new medical approaches for predicting the developmental progress of children who have been exposed to drugs in utero. This book outlines effective methods for intervention and assessment and indicates future directions for investigation. It provides…
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Prevention Practice in Substance Abuse

• By Carl G Leukefeld, and Richard R Clayton.

Published August 1995

Here is helpful information about joint activities for prevention researchers and practitioners. Prevention Practice in Substance Abuse provides cutting-edge information related to prevention research and practice. Too frequently, researchers and practitioners do not communicate from a basic…
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Adolescent Substance Abuse

An Empirical-Based Group Preventive Health Paradigm

• By Marvin D Feit, and John S Wodarski.

Published August 1995

Here is a comprehensive review of adolescent substance abuse issues and an expansive, empirically based curriculum for school-based programs to teach adolescents about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The abuse of alcohol and other drugs among young people is a problem of alarming scope and…
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Preschoolers and Substance Abuse

Strategies for Prevention and Intervention

• By Bruce Carruth, Pedro J Lecca and Thomas D Watts.

Published February 1993

Find remarkable prevention and treatment strategies for preschool-age children of substance abusers in this informative volume. It provides an overview of the various problems exposure to substance abuse can cause for preschool children. Because of the strong influences parents have on their…
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Chemical Dependency

Theoretical Approaches and Strategies Working with Individuals and Families

• By Eileen B Isaacson.

Published July 1991

This helpful book underscores the importance of working with both the individual and family as part of a comprehensive biopsychosocial approach in assessment, intervention, and treatment of chemical addiction. With many case studies highlighting the treatment guidelines, Chemical Dependency is an…
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Addiction Potential of Abused Drugs and Drug Classes

• By Barry Stimmel.

Published July 1990

Increase your awareness of the relative addiction liabilities of various drugs and drug classes that are commonly abused. A timely and masterful new book, Addiction Potential of Abused Drugs and Drug Classes clarifies, in contemporary terminology, the state of addiction liability of cocaine,…
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Perspectives on Adolescent Drug Use

• By Bernard Segal.

Published June 1989

Perspectives on Adolescent Drug Use provides an understanding of the nature of the problem of drug-taking among adolescents in order to plan effective countermeasures. Although contemporary research has provided descriptions of adolescent patterns and trends, an important issue is whether these…
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Co-Dependency

Issues in Treatment and Recovery

• By Bruce Carruth, and Warner Mendenhall.

Published May 1989

Co-dependency has finally become recognized in the late 1980s as a legitimate and a key issue in the chemical dependency field. Most of the literature available on the topic is addressed to the consumer--the co-dependent individual. In Co-dependency, leading therapists share some remarkable…
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Treatment of Substance Abuse

Psychosocial Occupational Therapy Approaches

• By Diane Gibson.

Published January 1989

This timely volume fills a long-standing gap in the professional literature by providing an overview of contemporary assessment and rehabilitation of alcohol and chemical dependent substance abusers. Although many occupational therapists and other activity therapy staff work in substance abuse…
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The Family Context of Adolescent Drug Use

• By Bruce Carruth, Robert H Coombs and Fawzy I Fawzy.

Published December 1988

Here is an essential volume for educators, social workers, health care professionals, and parents who are frustrated by the consuming power of drugs over the lives of young people and looking for answers to this enormous problem. In this unique and highly practical volume, experts concentrate on…
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