WALTER F. SCANLON is a Program/Workplace Consultant and Interventionist with twenty-five years' experience in behavioral healthcare services. He has taught, trained and presented nationally, and is an adjunct professor at Marymount Manhattan College and City College of New York.

• Series Preface xiPreface xiiiAcknowledgements xixAbout the Authors xxiSection One: IntroductionCHAPTER 1 Substance Use Disorders: Definitions, Treatment, and Misconceptions 3CHAPTER 2 Understanding Mood-Altering Substances 27Section Two: AssessmentCHAPTER 3 Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning 47CHAPTER 4 Levels of Care: What Happens Where? 71CHAPTER 5 Acute Intoxication and Withdrawal Potential 89CHAPTER 6 Biomedical Conditions, Medications, and Genetic Factors 119CHAPTER 7 Coexisting Mental Disorders 149CHAPTER 8 Recovery and the Living Environment 191CHAPTER 9 Spirituality: The Neglected Dimension 209Section Three: TreatmentCHAPTER 10 Initiating Commitment: Structured Intervention Strategies 231CHAPTER 11 Behavioral Change: Developing Essential Counseling Skills 251CHAPTER 12 Maintaining Commitment: Relapse Prevention Therapy 273Index 299

WALTER F. SCANLON is a Program/Workplace Consultant and Interventionist with twenty-five years' experience in behavioral healthcare services. He has taught, trained and presented nationally, and is an adjunct professor at Marymount Manhattan College and City College of New York.

• Series Preface xiPreface xiiiAcknowledgements xixAbout the Authors xxiSection One: IntroductionCHAPTER 1 Substance Use Disorders: Definitions, Treatment, and Misconceptions 3CHAPTER 2 Understanding Mood-Altering Substances 27Section Two: AssessmentCHAPTER 3 Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning 47CHAPTER 4 Levels of Care: What Happens Where? 71CHAPTER 5 Acute Intoxication and Withdrawal Potential 89CHAPTER 6 Biomedical Conditions, Medications, and Genetic Factors 119CHAPTER 7 Coexisting Mental Disorders 149CHAPTER 8 Recovery and the Living Environment 191CHAPTER 9 Spirituality: The Neglected Dimension 209Section Three: TreatmentCHAPTER 10 Initiating Commitment: Structured Intervention Strategies 231CHAPTER 11 Behavioral Change: Developing Essential Counseling Skills 251CHAPTER 12 Maintaining Commitment: Relapse Prevention Therapy 273Index 299

WALTER F. SCANLON is a Program/Workplace Consultant and Interventionist with twenty-five years' experience in behavioral healthcare services. He has taught, trained and presented nationally, and is an adjunct professor at Marymount Manhattan College and City College of New York.

• Series Preface xiPreface xiiiAcknowledgements xixAbout the Authors xxiSection One: IntroductionCHAPTER 1 Substance Use Disorders: Definitions, Treatment, and Misconceptions 3CHAPTER 2 Understanding Mood-Altering Substances 27Section Two: AssessmentCHAPTER 3 Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning 47CHAPTER 4 Levels of Care: What Happens Where? 71CHAPTER 5 Acute Intoxication and Withdrawal Potential 89CHAPTER 6 Biomedical Conditions, Medications, and Genetic Factors 119CHAPTER 7 Coexisting Mental Disorders 149CHAPTER 8 Recovery and the Living Environment 191CHAPTER 9 Spirituality: The Neglected Dimension 209Section Three: TreatmentCHAPTER 10 Initiating Commitment: Structured Intervention Strategies 231CHAPTER 11 Behavioral Change: Developing Essential Counseling Skills 251CHAPTER 12 Maintaining Commitment: Relapse Prevention Therapy 273Index 299