Susan R. Furr is a professor in the Department of Counseling at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of full-time practice as a counselor. Her areas of interest include suicide and crisis intervention as well as grief counseling, where she has published research on losses related to addictions.Kathryn Hunsucker is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and supervisor and licensed clinical addictions specialist who has worked in outpatient treatment programs, hospitals, disaster services, and state/local government with children, youth, families, adults, and geriatrics with mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities.

"On the market today there is an abundance of books addressing grief and loss. Some focus on assisting mental health counselors in their practices and others are self-help focused. Grief Work in Addictions Counseling is unique. It focuses on grief work applied to addiction counseling, a focus that has long been needed. It is a valuable tool for both addiction professionals and individuals in addiction recovery." Kirk Bowden, PhD, chair of the Addiction and Substance Use Disorders Program at Rio Salado College, president of the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors, and past president of NAADAC, the Association of Addiction Professionals

• 1. Is Addiction a Loss to Grieve? 2. A Primer on Grief Theories and Their Application to Substance Use Recovery 3. The Counselor’s Own Grief 4. Understanding the Brain: Grief and Substance Abuse 5. Women, Substance Use, and Grief 6. Men, Substance Use, and Grief 7. African Americans: Substance Use, Grief, and Loss 8. Addiction and Grief in the Latinx Community 9. Grief and Substance Use in Asian Americans 10. Addiction and Grief in the Native American Community 11. Addiction and Grief in the LGBTQ+ Community 12. Addiction and Grief in the Military 13. Addiction and Grief in Older Adults 14. Grieving Traumatic Experiences and Addiction: An Adolescent Perspective 15. Addiction and Grief in the Prison Population 16. Addiction and Grief in Christianity 17. Grief and Substance Use in Hindu Communities 18. Grief and Substance Abuse in Islam 19. A Buddhist Perspective on Loss Due to Addiction 20. Counseling Activities to Address Grief and Substance Use 21. Using Metaphors: An Effective and Person-Centered Approach to Grief and Substance Abuse Counseling