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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| ntroduction | |
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| The Disease of Addiction | |
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| Three Blind Men and the Elephant | |
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| Alcoholism Is an Addiction; Addiction Is Addiction | |
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| Addiction Defined | |
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| Recognizing Addiction | |
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| The Jury Is Still Out, or The Swinging Pendulum | |
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| Is It a Choice? | |
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| Genetic Factors in Addiction | |
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| All Diseases Have a Progression | |
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| The Progression of Addiction | |
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| Bad Behavior | |
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| Identifying the Sick Organ | |
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| Miseducation, Misinformation, Misunderstanding | |
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| Addiction Is Misunderstood by Healthcare Professionals | |
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| First Use Is Not to Blame | |
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| Are Addicts Less Compliant? | |
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| Treatment Effectiveness | |
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| Dispelling Myths | |
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| The Nervous System and Neurons | |
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| The Connection Between Drugs and Our Nervous System | |
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| Functional Divisions of the Cerebral Cortex | |
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| Neuroplasticity | |
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| The Brain | |
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| The Brain Disease | |
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| The Mesolimbic Dopamine System (MDS) | |
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| Drugs of Abuse | |
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| Alcohol | |
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| Barbiturates | |
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| Benzodiazepines | |
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| Amphetamines | |
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| Cocaine | |
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| Ecstasy | |
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| Caffeine | |
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| Opioids/Opiates | |
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| Inhalants | |
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| Hallucinogens | |
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| LSD | |
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| Peyote | |
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| Psilocybin | |
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| PCP | |
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| Ketamine | |
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| Dextromethorphan | |
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| Marijuana (Cannabis) | |
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| Nicotine | |
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| Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) | |
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| Anabolic Steroids | |
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| The Addiction Cycle | |
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| What Addicts Tell Themselves within the Cycle | |
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| Forming a Habit | |
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| One Thing Leads to Another | |
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| The Development of Addiction | |
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| 1Finally Feeling "Normal" and Other Contributing Factors | |
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| Agent + Host + Environment = Recipe for Addiction | |
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| Co-occurring Disorders | |
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| Addiction Treatment Works | |
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| Psychosocial Treatments | |
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| Medical Treatments | |
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| What Are We Treating? | |
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| Not an Acute Illness | |
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| Why Are We Treating Addiction? | |
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| Treatment IS Effective | |
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| Treatment, Recovery, and Success | |
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| Treatment 101 | |
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| Insurance Issues | |
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| A Variety of Options for Treatment | |
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| When to Start? | |
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| Medication Management Is One Piece | |
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| Too Much of a Good Thing? | |
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| A Higher Level of Complexity | |
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| Detoxification | |
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| Psychosocial Treatment Options | |
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| Residential Treatment | |
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| Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment | |
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| Outpatient Treatment | |
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| Aftercare | |
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| Minnesota Model | |
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| Matrix Model | |
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| Brief Interventions | |
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| General Psychotherapy | |
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| Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | |
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| Motivational Interviewing | |
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| Contingency Management | |
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| Aversion Therapy | |
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| Twelve-Step Programs | |
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| Honesty | |
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| Hope | |
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| Faith | |
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| Courage | |
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| Integrity | |
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| Willingness | |
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| Humility | |
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| Reflection | |
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| Forgiveness | |
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| Acceptance | |
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| Spirituality | |
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| Service | |
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| The Development of the Twelve Steps | |
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| Celebrate Recovery | |
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| Smart Recovery | |
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| New and Existing Medical Treatments | |
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| Medications for the Treatment of Alcohol Addiction | |
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| Campral (Acamprosate) | |
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| Topamax (Topiramate) | |
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| Lioresal (Baclofen) | |
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| Zofran (Ondansetron) | |
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| Antabuse (Disulfiram) | |
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| Revia and Vivitrol (Naltrexone) | |
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| Combine Study | |
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| Medications for Opiate/Opioid Maintenance, Harm Reduction, and Treatment | |
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| Methadone | |
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| Suboxone and Subutex (Buprenorphine) | |
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| Naltrexone/Vivitrol | |
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| Ultrarapid Opioid Detoxification | |
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| Medications for Stimulant Addiction Treatment | |
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| Cocaine Vaccine | |
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| Chantix (Varenicline) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Intervention | |
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| The Intervention Process | |
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| On a Personal Note | |
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| Family Roles | |
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| Summary | |
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| Relapse Prevention | |
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| Defining Recovery and Relapse | |
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| Red Flags | |
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| Stress | |
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| Cues | |
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| The One Thing | |
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| Gambling, Food, and Sex: A Word on Process Addictions | |
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| Gambling | |
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| Food | |
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| Sex | |
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| Summary | |
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| Resources | |
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| Index | |