Counseling for Substance Abuse and Addiction

內容簡介

Nobody starts out to be an addict: innocent choices can lead anyone to addiction -- What you don't know could kill you : how drugs affect the human body -- The equal opportunity destroyer: the magnitude of the drug-abuse epidemic -- If drugs are so bad, why do people keep using them?: How denial and guilt perpetuate drug abuse -- Helping is not helping: Why love must be "tough" and not "soft" -- Addiction is a family affair: the destructive effects of drug abuse on the entire family -- The road to recovery: What it takes to get out of addiction -- Picking up the pieces: How to deal with anger and hurt in the addict's family -- What really works in treatment: a look at inpatient, outpatient, and residential programs -- Working with substance-abuse families: counseling and prevention -- Questions and answers about drug use -- Appendixes: -- Glossary of terms -- Drugs of abuse: Slang terms -- Resources -- Signs of teenage drug abuse -- Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test -- Drug abuse screening test -- A chart of alcohol addiction and recovery (Jellenick) -- The progression and recovery of the family in the disease of alcoholism.