Overcoming Your Alcohol or Drug Problem

A substance use problem exists when one experiences any type of difficulty related to using alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs including illicit street drugs or prescribed drugs such as painkillers or tranquilizers. The difficulty can be in any area of life; medical or physical, psychological, family, interpersonal, social, academic, occupational, legal, financial, or spiritual. This expanded new edition of the successful Graywind Publications title provides the reader with practical information and skills to help them understand and change a drug or alcohol problem. Designed to be used in conjunction with therapy or counseling, it focuses on special issues involved in stopping substance use and in changing behaviors or aspects of one's lifestyle that keep the substance use problem active. The information presented is derived from a wealth of research studies, and discusses the most effective recovery strategies from the examination of cognitive-behavoral treatment

Daley has over 240 publications, including clinican treatment manuals, family and client educational books, workbooks, and videotapes on recovery from alcohol and drug problems, recovery from psychiatric disorders, recovery from dual disorders, and relapse prevention. He was the first professional in the US to publish interactive workbooks on co-occurring disorders, and one of the first to publish similar materials on recovery from addiction. Dr Daley's treatment models and recovery materials are used in numerous substance abuse and dual diagnosis treatment programs throughout the US and other countries.
Marlatt is a Fellow of both the American Psycholocial Association and the American Psychological Society, and is a former president of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. He served as a member of the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse at the National Institute on Drug Abuse from 1996 to 2002, and served on the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Subcommittee on College Drinking from 1998 to 2001.

Overview of Substance Use Problems and Assessment
1: Introduction and Plan for Workbook
2: Recognizing Your Substance Use Problem
3: Recognizing Consequences of Your Substance Use
Change Issues and Strategies
4: Treatment Settings for Substance Use Problems
5: Stages of Change
6: How to Use Therapy or Counseling
7: Overview of Goal Planning
8: Managing Cravings and Urges to Use Substances
9: Managing Thoughts of Using Substances
10: Managing Emotions
11: Refusing Offers to Use Substances
12: Dealing with Family and Interpersonal Problems
13: Building a Recovery Support System
14: Self-Help Programs and Recovery Clubs
15: Medications for Substance Use Problems
Relapse Prevention, Progress Measurement, and Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders
16: Relapse Prevention: Reducing the Risk of Relapse
17: Relapse Management: What to Do if You Lapse or Relapse
18: Strategies for Balanced Living
19: Measuring Your Progress
20: Managing a Co-occuring Psychiatric Disorder
Appendix: Helpful Resources
References and Suggested Readings
About the Authors