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Recovery Options The Complete Guide

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ISBN-10: 047134575X

ISBN-13: 9780471345756

Edition: 2000

Authors: Joseph Volpicelli, Maia Szalavitz

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Each year, millions seek help for alcohol and drug problems. This book provides frank appraisals of all the major treatment options, including AA; religious groups; alternative treatments; therapeutic communities; cognitive therapies; and medication.
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Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 5/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and Senior Scientist at the Penn/VA Center for Research on Addictive Diseases. He has appeared on ABC, NBC, CNN, and CBS-TV. Maia Szalavitz has written for the Village Voice, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. She was series researcher for Bill Moyers's five-part series on addiction and has appeared as a guest on Oprah.

The Problem And The Search For Solutions
Understanding Problems with Alcohol and Other Drugs
Drugs 101
What Causes Addiction??
Addiction Treatment Philosophies
What Works, What Doesn't
For Families: Stages of Change and Ways to Make a Difference
Overcoming Barriers to Recovery
How to Choose Treatment
The Options
BRENDA: The Penn Paradigm
Getting Off: Medications to Help You Quit
Medications to Reduce Craving and Relapse
Twelve-Step Programs
Other Self-help Groups
The Minnesota Model
Therapeutic Communities
Moderate-Drinking Approaches
Harm Reduction
Methadone
Alternative Treatments
Teen Treatment
Life After Treatment
Relapse and Relapse Prevention
Emotional and Psychological Problems in Recovery
A New Life: Maintaining Recovery in the Long Run
Appendix
Notes
Index