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.