Addictive Behaviors across the Life Span

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