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Substance abuse on campus : a handbook for college and university personnel

edited by P. Clayton Rivers and Elsie R. Shore

(The Greenwood educators' reference collection)

Greenwood Press, 1997

  • alk. paper

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Substance abuse is one of higher education's worst problems not only in terms of financial but also human cost. Drawing upon current theory and research, this handbook arrives at practical solutions to these problems. While there are divergent models of research and practice in substance abuse which have led to competing models of intervention, treatment, and prevention, this book seeks to reconcile those differences. It allows the reader to understand substance abuse from theoretical/research perspectives and guides the reader from conceptualization to programming to intervention with the substance abusing student. The book is divided into three parts. The first deals with ways of conceptualizing substance-abuse and the models which have been the basis for developing intervention strategies. Theories of how substance abuse problems develop are discussed and some suggestions are given as to how these theories may guide prevention, intervention, and treatment. The second part focuses on how one should establish policies and programming on campus, and how these programming and policy decisions can help in prevention strategies. The final part outlines how one can assess, intervene, and provide treatment for a substance abuser. Included here is a chapter on self-help groups and how they may be used in support of treatment and aftercare.

Table of Contents

Preface Basic Issues and Models Alcohol Involvement over the Life Span: A Developmental Perspective on Etiology and Course by Robert A. Zucker, Eve E. Reider, Deborah A. Ellis, and Hiram E. Fitzgerald Neuropsychological Effects of Substance Abuse by Mitchell A. Woltersdorf The Disease Model of Addiction by Dennis L. Thombs Alternative Theories of Substance Abuse: Implications for Understanding Substance Abuse and Dependence in College Students by John E. Calamari and W. Miles Cox Policies, Programming, and Prevention Policy Development: An Essential Element in Addressing Campus Substance Abuse Issues by John H. Schuh and Elsie R. Shore From Reactive to Proactive Prevention: Promoting an Ecology of Health on Campus by Alan D. Berkowitz Prohibition and Freshman Residence Halls: A Study of the Enforcement of University Alcohol Policy by Earl Rubington Assessment, Intervention, and Treatment Assessing Alcohol Problems in Student Populations by Patrick D. Smith, Dedra B. Wells, and Katurah Abdul-Salaam Intervening with Substance-Abusing College Students by Gene Deisinger Treatment of Substance Abuse Problems by Kenneth C. Gregoire The Role of Self-Help Groups in College Students' Recovery from Substance Abuse and Related Problems by Gary Lawson and Ann Lawson Selected Bibliography Index

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