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Status:Available Recovery from Smoking: Quitting with the 12 Step Process

by Elizabeth Hanson Hoffman

Published: 1991

Interweaving her own smoking cessation story with clear professional knowledge, the author gently leads nicotine addicts through the 12 steps. Great book!.. Details >>

Status:Available Smoking Cigarettes: The Unfiltered Truth - 2nd Edition

by Janet Benner PhD

Published: 2003

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Status:Available Buzzed - Revised Edition

by C Kuhn, S Swartzwelder, W Wilson

Published: 2003

Gives accurate, objective info on drugs from alcohol, caffeine, & nicotine to heroin & Ecstasy. Covers current psychological & pharmacological research on drug use; neither a "Just Say No" treatise nor a "How To" manual. Aims to be a source old & young al.. Details >>

Status:Available The Heart of Addiction

by Lance Dodes, MD

Published: 2002

Dr. Dodes sets out to change the way we treat addictions. He describes how all addiction have at their heart certain emotional/psychological factors that, once understood, can be successfully managed. Challenges the idea that addiction is primarily physic.. Details >>

Status:Available Wise Up to Teens: Insights into Marketing and Advertising to Teenagers

by Peter Zollo

Published: 1999

Market research on what and how teens buy- intended for those who wish to market to teens. Includes: tested guidelines for promotions aimed at teens; how teens use the internet; how teens select brands; trends and fads- how to leverage them; teens' "Rules.. Details >>

Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 12/13/2010) Alcohol Use/Abuse Among Latinos: Issues and Examples of Culturally Competent Services

by Melvin Delgado

Published: 1998

Proposes a framework for culturally competent substance abuse intervention at the micro & macro level. For educators & practitioners involved in treatment, organizational planning, research or policy development. Includes an emphasis on Latina concerns... Details >>

Status:Available Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America

by William L. White

Published: 1998

The story of mutual aid societies, addiction treatment centers from the inebriate asylums to Hazelden, of evolving treatments from water cures & mandatory sterilization to aversion therapies & methadone. A sweeping history of an enduring problem & the bir.. Details >>

Status:Available Nicotine Addiction Among Adolescents

by Eric F. Wagner, PhD, ed.

Published: 2000

Presents 5 research papers to provide researchers & clinicians with an overview of current developments & future directions in the area of adolescent smoking... Details >>

Status:Available Dangerous Drugs

by Carol L. Falkowski

Published: 2000

An easy-to-use reference guide for parents & professionals, with current info on the latest drugs to hit your community. Includes observable indications of use, effects on the mind, body, & behavior, and addictive & overdose potential... Details >>

Status:Available The Recovery Book

by Al Mooney, Arlene & Howard Eisenberg

Published: 1992

An indispensible road map to every step of the process of becoming clean & sober. Covers withdrawal & detox, raising drug-resistant kids, temptation & how to thwart it, staging an intervention, sexuality, preventing and surviving relapse, quitting smoking.. Details >>

Status:Available Guide for School-Based Drug Policy and Advisory Councils

by Isabel Burk

Published: 2001

Details step-by-step directions for establishing & implementing an effective district drug advisory council, as mandated by the Safe & Drug-Free Schools Act. Appendices include case studies for policy development & additional resources... Details >>

Status:Available Helping a Loved One Live Smoke-Free: What Works, What Won't and Why

by Barbara White Melin

Published: 2002

Covers why quitting tobacco is harder than heroin, what to do before & after your loved one quits, how to enlist the help of friends, and what to do if your loved one is your child, your parent, is pregnant or chews tobacco. Compassionate & enlightening... Details >>

Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 02/03/2012) The Selfish Brain: Learning from Addiction

by Robert Dupont, MD

Published: 1997

From the basics of brain chemistry to the workings of particular drugs such as alcohol, tobacco or marijuana, The Selfish Brain explains how individuals become trapped in destructive habits-and how various treatments and approaches lead to recovery and.. Details >>

Status:Available Addiction-Free Naturally: Liberating Yourself from Sugar, Caffeine, Food Addictions, Tobacco, Alcoho

by Brigitte Mars

Published: 2001

Offers gentle but effective ways to ease cravings, nourish & cleanse the body, and combat depression, anxiety & stress. Can be used in conjunction w/ psychotherapy or AA meetings... Details >>

Status:Available The Addiction Treatment Planner

by R Perkinson & Arthur Jongsma, Jr.

Published: 2001

Includes treatment plan components for 37 behaviorally-based presenting problems, step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans, over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives & interventions, and a sample treatment plan that conforms to 3rd-party paye.. Details >>

Status:Available Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science & Practice

by Julie A. Hogan, et al

Published: 2003

Includes charts of each major drug category & effects, symptoms of overdose, withdrawal effects, acute & chronic effects, guidelines on becoming culturally competent prevention professionals, preparation for the ICRC exam, & case studies that translating.. Details >>

Status:Available Making Your Workplace Smokefree: A Decision Maker's Guide

Published: 1990

This up-to-date guide draws on years of research & first- hand experience to offer practical & proven strategies for implementing policies in a variety of work settings. Health issues provide ample justification for restricting smoking, but there are othe.. Details >>

Status:Available The Social Norms Approach to Preventing School and College Age Substance Abuse

by H. Wesley Perkins, ed.

Published: 2003

Offers educators, counselors & clinicians insight into this alternative to conventional prevention. Social norming ID's teens' dramatic misperceptions about their peers' substance use, and shows that abstinence is actually "normal." Info on how to impleme.. Details >>

Status:Available 101 Ready-To-Use Drug Prevention Activities

Published: 1999

Curriculum-based & reproducible for grades 2-6; includes a CD of reproducible activity sheets. Most of these activities can be done using materials usually found in classrooms. They range from those designed to help kids develop a firm decision-making pro.. Details >>

Status:Available The Tobacco-Free Sports Playbook: Pitching Healthy Lifestyles to Youth, Teams, and Communities

by DHHS

Published: 2001

Sports activities are a great way to reach youth w/ a tobacco-free message. Includes sample policies from around the country and info on using celebrity athletes as role models, successful sporting events & campaigns, evaluation of programs, and sample ma.. Details >>

Status:Available How Do We Know We Are Making a Difference? An Indicators Handbook

Published: 2005

Indicators are data that help measure the impact of substance use in a community. Designed to direct you through the process of planning an indicator reporting program, selectin relevant indicators & measures, collecting local data and reporting to your t.. Details >>