"This text, aimed at generalist students, provides current coverage and practical clinical examples to reflect the rapid changes in the field of addiction treatment. Using a reader-friendly style, the authors cover various treatment models and present objective discussions of controversies in the field. Topics span the entire field (including pharmacology, conceptualizations of AOD, assessment and diagnosis, models of prevention and treatment, and family issues), providing students with a broad view of the AOD field, as well as the pervasiveness of the problem in all areas of behavioral health and general fields."--Jacket