A fully updated new edition of the popular text that separates the
facts from the myths about drug and substance use and provides
practical, evidence-based guidance on dealing with them.The
literature on diagnosis and treatment of drug and substance abuse
is filled with successful, empirically based approaches, but also
with controversy and hearsay. Health professionals in a range of
settings are bound to meet clients with troubles related to drugs -
and this text helps them separate the myths from the facts. It
provides trainees and professionals with a handy, concise guide for
helping problem drug users build enjoyable, multifaceted lives
using approaches based on decades of research. Readers will improve
their intuitions and clinical skills by adding an overarching
understanding of drug use and the development of problems that
translates into appropriate techniques for encouraging clients to
change behavior themselves. This highly readable text explains not
only what to do, but when and how to do it. Seasoned experts and
those new to the field will welcome the chance to review the latest
developments in guiding self-change for this intriguing, prevalent
set of problems.
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