Alcohol and other substance use disorders are common in adults, with lifetime prevalence
among Americans of 18.2% for alcohol use disorders, and 6.1% for other substance use …

There are striking parallels in the nature, etiology, and course of addictive behaviors.
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems overlap substantially in epidemiology, are all …

This overview of current methods, problems, and results of psychological treatment for
alcohol abuse, including alcoholism, begins by considering three common and troublesome …

Allen is 39 years old, divorced, has two children, is unemployed, has a large amount of debt,
no driver's license, and rents a room. He has a 20-year history of alcohol and cocaine use …

Over the last 20 years there has been a substantial increase in the use of alcohol and drugs
in industrialized nations and a concomitant shift in the emphasis of treatment for alcohol and …

People seeking treatment for alcohol problems frequently abuse other drugs as well, such
as tobacco, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, and opiates. The problem of polydrug …

Abstract problem drinkers [persons with identifiable alcohol problems but who have not
experienced severe consequences or serious alcohol withdrawal symptoms] often respond …

This analysis of current data on who is treated for alcoholism, how much it costs, and what its
consequences are yields the following conclusions:(1) Poor people, minorities, the elderly …

To estimate the relative efficacy of alcohol use disorder treatments, the authors meta-
analyzed studies that directly compared 2 bona fide psychological treatments. The authors …

Psychotherapies for substance-use disorders are reviewed, with particular attention to
modifications of standard treatments necessary to make them effective for patients with …