Alcohol Abuse Treatment

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Psychosocial Factors that Influence American Adults’ Alcohol Consumption

   • Antonia Abbey, Mary Jo Smith

   Pages 1-31

3. Promising Themes in Alcoholism Treatment Research

   • John P. Allen, Cherry Lowman, Margaret E. Mattson, Raye Z. Litten

   Pages 33-64

4. Research Advances in Pharmacotherapy for Alcoholism

   • Raye Z. Litten, John P. Allen

   Pages 65-86

5. Toward a Developmental Framework for the Treatment of Adolescent Alcohol Abuse

   • Gregory T. Smith, Terri L. Miller

   Pages 87-113

6. Alcoholism Treatment Mismatching from a Process of Change Perspective

   • Carlo C. DiClemente, Joseph P. Carbonari, Mary M. Velasquez

   Pages 115-142

7. Relationship Between Alcoholism Treatment and Health Care Utilization

   • Brenda M. Booth, Frederic C. Blow, Cynthia A. Loveland Cook

   Pages 143-167

8. The Dehydration Theory of Alcohol Intoxication

   • W. R. Klemm, L. Yurttaş

   Pages 169-185

9. Utilizing Alcoholism Treatment Research Findings in Clinical Practice

   • Richard K. Fuller, Fulton Caldwell, John Allen

   Pages 187-202

10. Alcohol-Related Expectancies and Their Applications to Treatment

    • Gerard J. Connors, Stephen A. Maisto, Kurt H. Dermen

    Pages 203-231

11. The Role of Learning in Alcohol Tolerance in Humans

    • Robert H. Bennett

    Pages 233-255

12. Treatment Implications of a Hybrid Model for the Classification of Alcoholism

    • Leslie C. Morey, Janice K. Jones

    Pages 257-282

13. Thyroid Hormones and Alcoholism

    • Peter T. Loosen, Samuel Sells, Thomas D. Geracioti, James C. Garbutt

    Pages 283-306

14. ACTH and Alcohol Consummatory Behavior

    • Roger P. Maickel, Suchitra Krishnan, Joseph E. Zabik

    Pages 307-323

15. Back Matter

    Pages 325-327

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A major national goal is to improve the health of the populace while advancing our opportunities to pursue happiness. Simulta­ neously, there are both increasing health costs and increasing demands that more be accomplished with less financial support. The number of deaths attributable to the consumption of alcohol in the US is about 100,000 per year, and the annual cost of this addiction is over $100 billion. Improved treatment methods can both reduce these costs and improve health by preventing the continued exposure of abusers to the toxic effects of alcohol. This third volume of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reviews focuses on the strategies currently thought best for the treatment of alcohol and tobacco abuse. A variety of approaches to treating alcohol abuse employ those psychosocial factors that are known to influence alcohol use in youth and adults. Pharmacotherapy has also been evaluated at the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism by leaders in alcohol treatment research. One key review investigates forming a developmental framework for the treatment of adolescent alcohol abusers, a major challenge. Although the main emphasis is on the treatment of alcoholism, a major cofactor for many drug users is nicotine (tobacco) addiction, whose treatment is also reviewed. And the roles of learning and outpatient services are shown to affect treatment significantly. Thus, the problems confronted and solutions used in alcohol abuse treatment have here been analyzed in concise reviews that provide evidence for today's best hypoth­ eses and conclusions.

• alcohol
• health
• health care
• pharmacotherapy

...describes well how research can be applied and tested in clinical settings [to] improv[e[ treatment outcome...does an excellent job of reviewing current theories and approaches...address[es] topics [at] the forefront of alcohol abuse research and treatment...refreshing and thought provoking.-Psychology Today

• University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

  Ronald R. Watson

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