Managing Your Substance Use Disorder

Dennis C. Daley, PhD, is Senior Clinical Director of Substance Use Services in the Behavioral Health Integration Division at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Insurance Division. He is also a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Daley has been involved in clinical care, research, and teaching about addiction for nearly 40 years, and has been an investigator, consultant and trainer on numerous local and national studies funded by NIDA or NIAAA. One of the first experts in the US to publish interactive workbooks on recovery from addiction or co-occurring psychiatric disorders, Dr. Daley has advocated for decades for recovery for individuals and families affected by addiction, or co-occurring disorders. He also shares personal experiences dealing with addiction in his own family.Antoine Douaihy, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Senior Academic Director of Addiction Medicine Services and Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at Western Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), and Co-Director of the Tobacco Treatment Service of UPMC. His areas of clinical and research expertise are substance use disorders (SUDs) and SUDs co-occurring with psychiatric disorders in adults and adolescents, psychosocial interventions for the treatment of SUDs, smoking cessation, psychology of behavior change, and motivational interviewing. His research has been funded by NIAAA, NIDA, NIMH, SAMHSA, HRSA, and pharmaceutical companies.

• Overview of Substance Use Problems and AssessmentChapter 1: Introduction and Plan for This WorkbookChapter 2: Recognizing Your Substance Use Problem Chapter 3: Recognizing Consequences of Your Substance UseChange Issues and StrategiesChapter 4: Treatment Settings for Substance Use ProblemsChapter 5: Stages of ChangeChapter 6: How to Use Therapy or CounselingChapter 7: Overview of Goal PlanningChapter 8: Managing Cravings and Urges to Use SubstancesChapter 9: Managing Thoughts of Using SubstancesChapter 10: Managing EmotionsChapter 11: Refusing Offers to Use SubstancesChapter 12: Dealing With Family and Interpersonal ProblemsChapter 13: Building a Recovery Support SystemChapter 14: Mutual Support Programs and Recovery ClubsChapter 15: Medications for Substance Use DisordersRelapse Prevention, Progress Measurement, and Co-occurring Psychiatric DisordersChapter 16: Relapse Prevention: Reducing the Risk of RelapseChapter 17: Relapse Management: What to Do if You Lapse or RelapseChapter 18: Strategies for Balanced LivingChapter 19: Measuring Your ProgressChapter 20: Managing a Co-occurring Psychiatric DisorderAppendixReferences and Suggested ReadingsAbout the Authors

This is a terrific book by two authors, Dennis Daley and Antoine Douaihy, who are both well-known experts in the field. Its interactive nature, reader-friendly style, and up-to-date information about the best current evidence in the field, all add up to a valuable contribution to the literature. I highly recommend this book.