Chemical Dependency

C. Aaron McNeece was a social work educator for 34 years, after working as a correctional social worker. He has conducted extensive research on both substance abuse and criminal justice issues.  He served for 10 years as the director of the Institute for Health and Human Services Research at Florida State University, where he was also the Walter W. Hudson Professor of Social Work and later, Dean of the College of Social Work.  He is currently Professor and Dean Emeritus. Diana DiNitto is Cullen Trust Centennial Professor of Alcohol Studies and Education and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin where she teaches courses in social welfare policy, alcohol and drug problems, research, and pedagogy. She has a MSW degree and a Ph.D. in government from Florida State University. She has worked in a detoxification center, halfway house, and outpatient chemical dependency treatment program. She is also coauthor of Chemical Dependency: A Systems Approach, 4th ed. (Pearson, Summer 2011) and Social Work: Issues and Opportunities in a Challenging Profession, 3rd ed. (Lyceum Books, 2008). Her research in on substance abuse, violence against women, and social welfare policy. Dr. DiNitto has served on the boards of the Council and Social Work Education, the Association of Medical Education and Research on Substance Abuse, and the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism. She currently chairs the NASW Press Book Committee. She has been a visiting professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Sydney (Australia). Recently she gave the Robert J. O’Leary Memorial Lecture at Ohio State University entitled “Ending America’s Ambivalence in the War on Drugs” and presented invited testimony on drug policy to the United States Sentencing Commission.

• IN THIS SECTION:1.) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS 2.) FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS  BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:  PART I: THEORIES, MODELS, AND DEFINITIONS  Chapter 1: Definitions and Epidemiology of Substance Use, Abuse, and DisordersChapter 2: The Etiology of AddictionChapter 3: The Brain Biology of Drug Abuse and AddictionChapter 4: The Physiological and Behavioral Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse  PART II: INTERVENTION, PREVENTION, AND PUBLIC POLICY  Chapter 5: Screening, Diagnosis, Assessment, and ReferralChapter 6: Treatment: The System of CareChapter 7: Preventing Alcohol and Drug ProblemsChapter 8: Regulating Drugs and Their Consequences  PART III: CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS  Chapter 9: Treating Substance-Abusing YouthChapter 10: Family Systems and Chemical DependencyChapter 11: Ethnicity, Culture, and Substance Use DisordersChapter 12: Substance Abuse Treatment with Sexual MinoritiesChapter 13: Substance Use Disorders and Co-Occurring Disabilities Chapter 14: Alcohol and Drug Misuse and Abuse in Late LifeChapter 15: Gender, Substance Use, and Substance Use Disorders  PART IV: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS  Chapter 16: Chemical Dependency: Current Issues and Future Prospects FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Preface  Part I: Theories, Models, and Definitions  Chapter 1: Definitions and Epidemiology of Substance Use, Abuse, and DisordersBy C. Aaron McNeece and Lisa B. JohnsonIntroductionDefinitions and MythsEpidemiologySummary  Chapter 2: The Etiology of AddictionEtiological Theories Stages of AlcoholismThe Course of Cocaine AddictionA Multicausal ModelSummary  Chapter 3: The Brain Biology of Drug Abuse and AddictionBy Richard E. Wilcox and Carlton K. EricksonIntroduction: Background on Abuse, Addiction, and TreatmentTerminologyThe Genetics of AddictionBrain Chemistry and the Anatomy of AddictionGene Transcription and Altered Protein Expression in AddictionSensitization in AddictionEmotional Learning in AddictionAddiction Therapy without MedicationDrug Therapy for AddictionRole of Detoxification in Treating AddictionDrug Therapy for Reducing CravingSummary  Chapter 4: The Physiological and Behavioral Consequences of Alcohol and Drug AbuseThe Effects of AlcoholThe Effects of CannabisThe Effects of StimulantsThe Effects of SedativesThe Effects of NarcoticsThe Effects of HallucinogensThe Effects of InhalantsThe Effects of SteroidsThe Effects of Drugs on OffspringSummary  Part II: Intervention, Prevention, and Public Policy  Chapter 5: Screening, Diagnosis, Assessment, and ReferralScreeningCan People with Alcohol and Drug Problems Be Believed?DiagnosisAssessmentDenial, Resistance, and Motivation for RecoveryEthics of Chemical Dependency TreatmentReferralsSummary  Chapter 6: Treatment: The System of CareComponents of the Treatment SystemMore Treatment Effectiveness IssuesNontraditional ApproachesMutual-and Self-Help ProgramsSummary  Chapter 7: Preventing Alcohol and Drug ProblemsBy C. Aaron McNeece and Machelle D. MadsenOverview of PreventionPublic Information and EducationService MeasuresTechnologic MeasuresLegislative, Regulatory, and Economic MeasuresEconomic MeasuresFamily and Community ApproachesSpirituality and Religious FactorsCultural FactorsSummary  Chapter 8: Regulating Drugs and Their ConsequencesSociocultural Influences on Public Drug PolicyEconomic and Political FactorsChanges in Drug-Use PatternsThe Nature of Drug ControlAssumptions Underlying RegulationRegulation of AlcoholControl of Illicit DrugsDrugs, Alcohol, and CrimeAlcohol and Drug Law ViolationsDrug Use by CriminalsDrug Use by Crime VictimsDomestic ViolenceDrug/Crime Trends in the 21st CenturySummary  Part III: Chemical Dependency in Special Populations  Chapter 9: Treating Substance-Abusing YouthBy Katherine L. Montgomery and David W. SpringerRisk and Protective FactorsAssessment with Substance-Abusing YouthTreatment with Substance-Abusing YouthCase ExampleSummary  Chapter 10: Family Systems and Chemical DependencyBy Catherine A. Hawkins and Raymond C. Hawkins, IIA Family Perspective in Theory, Research, and TreatmentTheories on Alcoholism and the FamilyFamily Systems Theory of Alcoholism and the FamilyCodependency and Related ConstructsAssessment and Treatment of Alcoholic FamiliesEffectiveness of Family TreatmentCase ExampleSummary  Chapter 11: Ethnicity, Culture, and Substance Use DisordersBy Diana M. DiNitto and Eden Hernandez RoblesSubstance Use and Abuse among American Indians and Alaska NativesSubstance Use Disorders among American Indians and Alaska NativesSubstance Use and Abuse among African AmericansSubstance Use and Abuse among Hispanic AmericansSubstance Use and Abuse among Asian and Pacific Islander AmericansSubstance Use and Abuse among Jewish AmericansSummary  Chapter 12: Substance Abuse Treatment with Sexual MinoritiesBy Catherine Lau Crisp and Diana M. DiNittoHistorical OverviewSubstance Abuse in Lesbians and Gay MenSimilarities in IdentitiesTreatment: Together or Separate?Gay Affirmative PracticeTreatment with Transgendered and Bisexual ClientsLesbian, Gay, and Bisexual YouthTwelve-Step Groups for Gays and LesbiansSummary  Chapter 13: Substance Use Disorders and Co-Occurring Disabilities By Diana M. DiNitto and Deborah K. WebbIdentification and AttitudesSubstance Use Disorders as a DisabilityMental Illness and Substance Use DisordersDevelopmental Disabilities and Substance Use DisordersMobility Impairments and Substance Use DisordersTraumatic Brain Injury and Substance Use DisordersSensory Disabilities and Substance Use DisordersOther Physical Disabilities and Substance Use DisordersSummary  Chapter 14: Alcohol and Drug Misuse and Abuse in Late LifeBy Linda Vinton and Nicole CesnalesCriteria and Prevalence EstimatesAntecedents and CorrelatesEffectsAssessmentOutreach and TreatmentSummary  Chapter 15: Gender, Substance Use, and Substance Use DisordersBy An-Pyng SunPrevalence of Substance Use and Substance Abuse Disorders among Men and WomenConsequences of Substance Use and Substance Abuse Disorders among Men and WomenEtiology and Risk FactorsSubstance Abuse Treatment for Men and WomenSummary  Part IV: Summary and Conclusions  Chapter 16: Chemical Dependency: Current Issues and Future ProspectsBy C. Aaron McNeece and Diana M. DiNittoResearchDelivery of Treatment ServicesPolicy ChangeImplications for Education and TrainingSummary and Concluding Thoughts  EndnotesResourcesReferencesIndex