Overcoming your alcohol or drug problem : effective recovery strategies : therapist guide / Dennis C. Daley, G. Alan Marlatt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daley, Dennis C.

Contributor:

Marlatt, G. Alan.

Series:

Treatments that work

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Substance abuse.

Substance abuse--Treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Substance abuse--Treatment.

Recovering addicts--Counseling of.

Recovering addicts.

Recovering addicts--Counseling of--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Substance-Related Disorders.

Substance-Related Disorders--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Substance-Related Disorders.

Substance-Related Disorders--therapy.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

x, 221 pages ; 26 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Therapist guide

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2006]

Summary:

If you suffer from an addiction to alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs and have made the life-changing decision to quit, this workbook will help you learn strategies to stay substance-free.

This recovery workbook provides you with practical information and skills to help you understand and change your problem with alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, pills, or heroin. It is designed to be used in therapy or counseling and will help you focus on specific issues involved in stopping substance use and in changing behaviors or aspects of your lifestyle that keep your substance use problem active.

Filled with comprehensive information about substance use problems, the recovery process, the relapse process, types of professional treatments available, and self-help groups, this book will help you to conquer your problems with substance use. User-friendly monitoring forms help track your progress throughout treatment, while worksheets and home exercises extend the therapeutic experience outside the office.

This workbook and corresponding therapist guide form a complete treatment package that will help you work with a therapist or counselor to develop your personal plan for recovery.

Contents:

Overview of Substance Use Problems and Assessment

Chapter 1 Introduction and Plan for Workbook 3

Chapter 2 Recognizing Your Substance Use Problem 11

Chapter 3 Recognizing Consequences of Your Substance Use 19

Change Issues and Strategies

Chapter 4 Treatment Settings for Substance Use Problems 27

Chapter 5 Stages of Change 35

Chapter 6 How to Use Therapy or Counseling 41

Chapter 7 Overview of Goal Planning 53

Chapter 8 Managing Cravings and Urges to Use Substances 59

Chapter 9 Managing Thoughts of Using Substances 69

Chapter 10 Managing Emotions 75

Chapter 11 Refusing Offers to Use Substances 83

Chapter 12 Dealing With Family and Interpersonal Problems 89

Chapter 13 Building a Recovery Support System 99

Chapter 14 Self-Help Programs and Recovery Clubs 105

Chapter 15 Medications for Substance Use Problems 113

Relapse Prevention, Progress Measurement, and Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders

Chapter 16 Relapse Prevention: Reducing the Risk of Relapse 127

Chapter 17 Relapse Management: What to Do if You Lapse or Relapse 135

Chapter 18 Strategies for Balanced Living 143

Chapter 19 Measuring Your Progress 153

Chapter 20 Managing a Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorder 159.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-217).

ISBN:

0195307739

OCLC:

70786780

Publisher Number:

9780195307733