Addictive behaviors across the life span

The author revealed that children of Alcoholics and the Intergenerational Transmission of Alcoholism and Women's Issues in Alcohol Use and Cigarette Smoking and the Codependency Movement were major barriers to recovery.

Abstract

PART ONE: ETIOLOGY AND COURSE Children of Alcoholics and the Intergenerational Transmission of Alcoholism - Ken J Sher A Biopsychosocial Perspective A Lifespan Perspective on Natural Recovery (Self-Change) from Alcohol Problems - Linda C Sobell et al PART TWO: MODELS OF PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION Comparative Effects of Community-Based Drug Abuse Prevention - Mary Ann Pentz Early Identification of Addictive Behaviors Using a Computerized Lifestyle Assessment - Harvey A Skinner Etiology and Secondary Prevention of Alcohol Problems with Young Adults - John S Baer Treatment for Problem Drinkers - Mark B Sobell and Linda C Sobell A Public Health Priority PART THREE: INTEGRATED TREATMENT OF ADDICTIVE PROBLEMS Recovery Patterns in Adolescent Substance Abuse - Sandra A Brown The Offender Substance Abuse Pre-release Program - Lynn O Lightfoot An Empirically Based Model of Treatment for Offenders Adult Marijuana Dependence - Robert S Stephens and Roger A Roffman A Comprehensive and Integrated System for Treating Alcohol and Drug Problems in Alberta - Leonard Blumenthal and J Robert Hunter PART FOUR: POLICY ISSUES Harm Reduction - G Alan Marlatt and Susan F Tapert Reducing the Risks of Addictive Behaviors Women's Issues in Alcohol Use and Cigarette Smoking - R Lorraine Collins The Codependency Movement - Judith R Gordon and Kimberly Barrett Issues of Context and Differentiation