Quimby Memorial Library: Addiction and Substance Abuse: Home

ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 19.7 million American adults battled a substance use disorder in 2017. The NSDUH further found that drug abuse and addiction cost American society more than $740 billion annually in lost workplace productivity, healthcare expenses, and crime-related costs (American Addiction Centers, 2023). Addiction and Substance Abuse is a condition that diminishes quality of life and effectiveness in individuals, threatens destruction of interpersonal and familial relationships, and harms society as a whole. Practitioners in the helping professions are uniquely situated on the front lines of this far-reaching disorder and just as uniquely positioned to make a difference in the trajectory of the substance abuse epidemic and in the lives of those most intimately affected by it.

This guide features QML's resources on Addiction and Substance Abuse, both in clinical and wider contexts. Click a tab above to view ebooks, articles, and books on this approach. While the resources provide a well-rounded survey of our holdings on the topic, they are not comprehensive. Please contact us, if you are not seeing represented here any topics, authors, or specific foci, on which you are seeking information.

You will find links to the information you need to access and effectively use the databases housing this material, at the top of each page in this guide.

EBOOKS

Featured here are some of QML's contemporary ebooks on Addiction and Substance Abuse. In addition to these featured items, QML holds additional material on this topic and can access much more, via our interlibrary loan network. If you are not finding what you need here, please email us at askthelibrary@swc.edu.

You can retrieve credentials for accessing ebooks from EBSCOhost, by clicking here.

QML'S EBOOKS DATABASE

Looking for additional information and tips for effectively using QML's ebooks database? Start here.

Addictions
ISBN: 9781440863394

Publication Date: 2019-09-19

This book offers an accessible and comprehensive yet compact description of various forms of addiction. Written by experts who treat people with addiction, this text provides an up-to-date explanation of different addictions with respect to their history, treatments, and related research. Readers will better understand the causes, complications, and treatment of addictions after reading this text.
The Craving Mind by Judson Brewer; Jon Kabat-Zinn (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780300223248

Publication Date: 2017-03-07

A leading neuroscientist and pioneer in the study of mindfulness explains why addictions are so tenacious and how we can learn to conquer them We are all vulnerable to addiction. Whether it's a compulsion to constantly check social media, binge eating, smoking, excessive drinking, or any other behaviors, we may find ourselves uncontrollably repeating. Why are bad habits so hard to overcome? Is there a key to conquering the cravings we know are unhealthy for us? This book provides groundbreaking answers to the most important questions about addiction. Dr. Judson Brewer, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has studied the science of addictions for twenty years, reveals how we can tap into the very processes that encourage addictive behaviors in order to step out of them. He describes the mechanisms of habit and addiction formation, then explains how the practice of mindfulness can interrupt these habits. Weaving together patient stories, his own experience with mindfulness practice, and current scientific findings from his own lab and others, Dr. Brewer offers a path for moving beyond addiction.
Prescription Drug Abuse by Robert L. Bryant
ISBN: 9781440859199

Publication Date: 2019-10-25

This book identifies prescription drugs that are abused and the consequences such abuse can have for both individuals and society, and discusses the many questions relating to how to address this public health issue. Part I explores the current magnitude of the prescription drug abuse epidemic in the United States, which drugs are most frequently abused, how individuals obtain these medications, and the consequences of abuse. Part II delves into the controversies surrounding the topic, including the roles that doctors and'Big Pharma'play and legal issues regarding prosecution of prescription drug abusers. Part III provides a variety of useful materials, including case studies, a timeline of critical events, and a directory of resources.
Grog War by Alexis right
ISBN: 9781925768756

Publication Date: 2021

This classic work traces an Indigenous-led movement of self-determination that shifted the blame from Aboriginal people for public drunkenness to looking at the way alcohol is pushed and sold, in turn challenging the government to share responsibility. Aboriginal Elders and community advisors in Tennant Creek fought for years to put alcohol restrictions in place and they are still fighting. Their courage and tenacity is an inspiration for other towns in Australia and across the globe, who are battling against the tide of alcohol abuse and resistance from licencees and the broader community. Grog War is essential reading for all those working towards and interested in Indigenous self-determination, for community leaders, legislators, health workers, social workers, and those seeking to understand the impact of alcohol abuse on indigenous communities as well as the work it takes to lastingly subvert its influence.
In My Own Moccasins by Helen Knott
ISBN: 9780889776449

Publication Date: 2019-08-24

Helen Knott's memoir is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family, and the possibility of redemption. With gripping moments of withdrawal, times of spiritual awareness, and historical insights going back to the signing of Treaty 8 by her great-great grandfather, Chief Bigfoot, her journey exposes the legacy of colonialism, while reclaiming her spirit. This first person account of addiction and healing is valuable, as a resource for understanding some of the historical and psychosocial roots of substance abuse and as an inspirational recovery narrative.
Adolescent Substance Abuse: Evidence-Based Approaches to Prevention and Treatment by Carl G. Leukefeld; Thomas P. Gullotta
ISBN: 9783319906102

Publication Date: 2018-09-05

The second edition of this book incorporates the latest theory, research, and best practices for understanding, treating, and preventing substance abuse among adolescents. It updates the progress made in treatments for and prevention of the misuse of substances and adds new specific chapters on prescriptions, opiates, and methamphetamine abuse. The book discusses the effects of commonly abused substances, from tobacco and alcohol to stimulants and opioids, on the human brain and the various psychosocial routes to their misuse by adolescents. Chapters provide evidence-based guidelines for assessing adolescent treatment needs and review psychological, pharmacological, family, and self-help interventions. The book offers new paths in diverse directions, analyzes the core components of substance use prevention, critiques emerging school-based interventions, and introduces a nuanced reconceptualization of recovery.
Starve the Vulture by Jason Carney
ISBN: 9781617753015

Publication Date: 2015-01-06

A “compelling” memoir of self-destruction, recovery, and redemption from a four-time National Poetry Slam finalist (Booklist). This mesmerizing memoir recounts Jason Carney's twisting journey as he overcomes his own racism, homophobia, drug addiction, and harrowing brushes with death to find redemption and unlikely fame on the national performance poetry circuit. Woven into Carney's path to recovery is a powerful family story, depicting the roots of prejudice and dysfunction through several generations.
Opioid Addiction by American Academy of Pediatrics (Editor)
ISBN: 9781610021944

Publication Date: 2018-03-15

The articles in this collection focus on the manifestations of the opioid epidemic in children and adolescents, such as the increased rate of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), teens increased risk of opioid abuse after legitimate opioid use, and the hopeful evidence that sports and exercise participation by adolescents lowers their risk of abusing opioids or heroin. This collection of timely AAP journal articles, blog posts, and policy explores the risks and possible solutions. The collection is structured with the articles grouped under these major topic headings:ExposurePrescribed Use and MisuseTreatment and Prevention.
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté; Peter A. Levine (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781556438806

Publication Date: 2010-01-05

In his classic book on the topic, Maté combines real-life stories with cutting-edge research to offer a holistic approach to understanding addiction—its origins, its place in society, and the importance of self-compassion in recovery. Based on Maté's two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with people with addiction on Vancouver's skid row, this work radically re-envisions a much misunderstood condition by taking a compassionate approach to substance abuse and addiction recovery. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts traces the root causes of addiction to childhood trauma and examines the pervasiveness of addiction in society. Dr. Maté presents addiction as the result of a complex interplay among personal history, emotional and neurological development, brain chemistry, and the drugs and behaviors of addiction.
The Spectrum of Addiction by Laura J. Veach; Regina R. Moro
ISBN: 9781483364834

Publication Date: 2017-11-24

This book presents a comprehensive overview of addictive behaviors and habits from early use through risky use, severe-risk use, and addiction. Authors Laura Veach and Regina Moro draw from their experience in both teaching and counseling to provide real-world knowledge and evidence-based practices for working with clients who fall within the spectrum of addiction ranging from experimentation to physical addiction and recovery. With a unique focus on neuroscience, integration of CACREP standards, and extensive coverage of addictions across the lifespan, the book serves as a practical resource for future addiction counselors.
Mindfulness-Based Sobriety by Nick Turner; Phil Welches; Sandra Conti
ISBN: 9781608828531

Publication Date: 2014-01-02

This book presents a breakthrough, integrative approach to addiction recovery to help you treat clients recovering from substance abuse and addiction using mindfulness-based therapy, motivational interviewing, and relapse prevention therapy. Research has indicated that mindfulness-based therapy is highly effective in treating emotion dysregulation, stress, depression, and grief—all emotions that lie at the root of addiction. Motivational interviewing is helpful in treating addiction because it helps clients learn to change the behaviors that cause addiction. And finally, relapse prevention therapy teaches individuals with addiction to anticipate and cope with potential relapse. This book combines all three of these highly effective treatments. This powerful manual was developed by Gateway Foundation clinicians in order to better fulfill the mission of reducing substance abuse and co-occurring mental health problems. The book provides two curricula: an outpatient treatment curriculum and a residential treatment curriculum.
The Use of the Creative Therapies with Chemical Dependency Issues by Stephanie L. Brooke
ISBN: 9780398079871

Publication Date: 2009-09-01

This landmark text is a comprehensive work that examines the use of therapies with respect to treatment issues relating to substance abuse. The goal of the book is to examine treatment approaches which cover the broad spectrum of the creative arts therapies. This edited volume contains chapters written by renowned, well-credentialed, and professional creative art therapists in the areas of art, play, music, dance/movement, drama, and poetry. Topics covered include: substance abuse issues around the world; combating shame and pathogenic belief systems; open studio art therapy in a harm reduction center; the expressive therapies continuum as a framework for art therapy interventions in substance abuse treatment; multifamily group art therapy for adolescent substance abuse; and many more.

ARTICLES

This bibliography features peer-reviewed, searchable journals and academic articles, reporting on contemporary research, analysis, and theory related to Addiction and Substance Abuse within a therapeutic setting. In addition to what is featured here, QML holds further material on this topic and can access much more, via our interlibrary loan network. If you are not finding what you need here, please email us at askthelibrary@swc.edu.

You can retrieve credentials for accessing articles from Taylor & Francis Online, by clicking here.

QML'S ACADEMIC ARTICLES DATABASE

Looking for information on how to access and effectively use QML's academic articles database? Start here.

JOURNALS

Addiction Research & Theory
Publication Date: 1993 - Present

This searchable journal is a leading outlet for research and theoretical contributions that view addictive behavior as arising from psychological processes within the individual and the social context in which the behaviour takes place as much as from the biological effects of the psychoactive substance or activity involved. This cross-disciplinary journal examines addictive behaviours from a variety of perspectives and methods of inquiry. Disciplines represented in the journal include Anthropology, Economics, Epidemiology, Medicine, Sociology, Psychology and History, but high quality contributions from other relevant areas will also be considered.
Journal of Addictive Diseases
Publication Date: 1982 - Current

An essential, comprehensive resource covering the full range of addiction research, the Journal of Addictive Diseases provides original research on the vital issues and the clinical skills necessary to ensure effective practice. The journal publishes the latest research, treatments, and public policy issues in addiction medicine, presented in a fully integrated, multi-specialty perspective. Top researchers and respected leaders in addiction issues share their knowledge and insights on the most important research and practical applications.
Journal of Dual Diagnosis: Research and practice in substance abuse comorbidity
Publication Date: 2005 - Present

This is a quarterly, international publication that focuses on the full spectrum of complexities regarding dual diagnosis. The co-occurrence of mental health and substance use disorders, or “dual diagnosis,” is one of the quintessential issues in behavioral health. Why do such high rates of co-occurrence exist? What does it tell us about risk profiles? How do these linked disorders affect people, their families, and the communities in which they live? What are the natural paths to recovery? What specific treatments are most helpful and how can new ones be developed? How can we enhance the implementation of evidence-based practices at clinical, administrative, and policy levels? How can we help clients to learn active recovery skills and adopt needed supports, clinicians to master new interventions, programs to implement effective services, and communities to foster healthy adjustment? The Journal addresses each of these perplexing challenges.
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse
Publication Date: 1990 - Present

This journal addresses the treatment of substance abuse in all ages of children. With the growing magnitude of the problem of substance abuse among children and youth, this is an essential forum for the dissemination of descriptive or investigative efforts with this population. This Journal serves as a vehicle for communication and dissemination of information to the many practitioners and researchers working with these young people. With this singular mission in mind, the Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse provides subscribers with one source for obtaining current, useful information regarding state-of-the-art approaches to the strategies and issues in the assessment, prevention, and treatment of adolescent substance abuse.
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Encompassing All Addictive Disorders
Publication Date: 1974 - Present

This is an international, interdisciplinary journal that is published six times per year. AJDAA provides a venue for researchers to disseminate clinically relevant research findings and innovative perspectives in the field of addiction. Topics published in AJDAA span preclinical to population-based analyses, including applied methodology, neurobiology, behavioral science, treatment, epidemiology, and public policy. The manuscripts generally present original data analyses or quantitative/narrative reviews of timely developments in our field. Manuscripts exploring behavioral addictions are encouraged. Reviews and Perspectives of emerging fields are given priority consideration. Papers are published on an ongoing basis.

ARTICLES

Adolescents and substance abuse: the effects of substance abuse on parents and siblings by Glynnis Dykes & Riefqah Casker
Publication Date: 2021

This study aimed to describe the adverse effects that adolescent substance abuse has on the levels of care giving and well-being of families. The researchers used a qualitative case study design which focused on an issue of concern (such as adolescent substance abuse) and thus selected one case to elucidate the issue, i.e., a single case study. The case would be the family members of substance abusing adolescents in Mitchells Plain, a township in Cape Town, as an exemplar for the study. Purposive sampling was used to select 12 participants, seven parents (mothers) and five siblings. Individual semi-structured interviews were utilized for data collection through the use of interview schedules. The data were analysed in the form of qualitative thematic analysis where four themes emerged, which focused on the various effects (for example, financial, physical, emotional, and distrust) on family well-being resulting from living with a substance-abusing adolescent.
Untapped Therapeutic Potential: Using Sandtray in Substance Abuse Treatment Groups by Rachael McCormick, Sherry R. Rosenblad & Mark Newmeyer
Publication Date: 2021

Substance use is a significant problem that plagues many individuals and families. Of the millions needing substance use related services, a fraction of those receive treatment in an inpatient treatment facility. Most of those facilities use evidence-based practices to treat these disorders. While research shows the benefits of verbal methodologies, adding a sensory-based, creative process to the treatment of substance use disorders (SUD) could have massive benefits due to the neurological and developmental changes that take place with trauma and substance abuse. Clinical illustrations of using sandtray therapy in SUD treatment groups are provided.
Violent extremism, mental health and substance abuse among adolescents: towards a trauma psychological perspective on violent radicalization and deradicalization by Daniel Koehler
Publication Date: 2020

This article provides a theoretical assessment regarding the available evidence from multiple academic disciplines on mental health problems and associated issues such as substance misuse in young people who have been exposed to violent extremist ideologies or who underwent a violent radicalization process. It discusses the implications for intervention specialists and potential ways to address and manage the risks resulting from these multiple and complex issues. It is argued that the psychological mechanisms involved in violent radicalization have traumatic (i.e. toxic stress) and therapeutic components. Therefore, a trauma psychological perspective on this issue is warranted.
Treating Offenders with Substance Abuse Problems: Implicit Beliefs about Addiction and Failed Drug Tests by Teresa May & Travis C. Pratt
Publication Date: 2022

This study examines the relationship between “implicit beliefs” about addiction – those beliefs that offenders might not even be aware that they hold, but that can nonetheless undermine successful treatment – and failed drug tests among a sample of offenders in a community-based treatment program. Results indicate a significant bivariate association between implicit beliefs and failed drug tests. The relationship holds up in a multivariate context, yet the patterns of magnitude and statistical significance differ depending upon how implicit beliefs are measured. The findings point to the potential importance of targeting for change offenders’ implicit beliefs and indicate that caution should be used when considering treatment models that emphasize the notion that offenders are “helpless” when it comes to their substance use addiction.
Depression and alcohol use disorders as precursors to death by suicide by Jalessa Perez, Eleanor Beale, James Overholser, Alison Athey, & Craig Stockmeier
Publication Date: 2022

The combined presence of depression with alcohol abuse can increase suicide risk. We used psychological autopsy to evaluate 101 individuals who died by suicide, to understand relationships between stressful life events, alcohol abuse, and depression. As compared to suicidal adults with depression only, individuals meeting criteria for both a depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder tended to be younger and experienced higher rates of stressful life events during the six months prior to death. Alcohol abuse likely influences interpersonal conflict, financial distress, and legal problems. Interventions focusing on managing life problems may help to reduce suicide risk.
Trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder among youth in a high-risk family study: Associations with maternal and paternal alcohol use disorder by Annah K. Bender, Kathleen K. Bucholz, Howard J. Edenberg, John R. Kramer, Andrey P. Anokhin, Jacquelyn L. Meyers, Samuel Kuperman, Victor Hesselbrock, Michie Hesselbrock, & Vivia V. McCutcheon show less
Publication Date: 2020

This study presents findings regarding the prevalence of trauma exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) based on discrete types of trauma (physical, sexual, witnessed violence, and non-assaultive trauma) among 3404 youth in a family study of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). Data from the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) were used to examine associations of parent AUD with offspring’s childhood trauma exposure, and with lifetime diagnosis of DSM-IV PTSD among White and Black participants aged 12-35. Among other findings in the data produced is evidence that maternal AUD appears to be a salient risk factor for sexual assault before age 18 among Black and development of lifetime PTSD among White youth.
Incorporation of expressive writing in the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction by Eric A. Kreuter
Publication Date: 2020

Creative wiring is an effective treatment modality for persons recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. As an augment to traditional therapeutic intervention using behavior modification delivered individually and through group process, providing addicts with guided exercises in writing and sharing in a group setting has produced very positive results in work done at St. Christopher’s Inn in Garrison, New York.
Preparing for Strong Therapeutic Relationships: Creativity in Addictions Counselor Education by Elliott Woehler, Amber Moss, Jennifer Perez, Ramon Aleman, Youngwoon Seon, & Mark Bell
Publication Date: 2023

In observation of empirical support and theoretical support for relational and attachment-based interventions in addictions counseling education and research, the authors explore the relational depth model as a potential training model in addictions counseling education. This piece offers training activities for addictions counseling educators targeted at enhancing student capacity and understanding of presence and connection with clients. The authors detail the use of experiential activities to enhance these capacities that include questions for reflection and discussion of application to practice. The authors develop the rationale for this training with a brief review of the relational depth literature and the recent addictions literature regarding research and training in relational factors in addictions counseling. Finally, the authors offer future implications for the addictions counseling education literature including the need for the development and empirical validation of relational training programs in addictions counseling education and practice.
Drug dependence is not addiction—and it matters by Maia Szalavitz, Khary K. Rigg, & Sarah E. Wakeman
Publication Date: 2021

Accurately identifying persons with addiction is critically important for effectively targeting treatment and harm reduction interventions. Misdiagnosis of addictive disorders can lead to a cascade of negative outcomes, including stigma, discontinuation of needed medications, undue scrutiny of both patients and physicians, and even criminal consequences. A recent study raises significant concerns about the accuracy of diagnosis code data, likely rooted in confusingly-worded International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 and ICD-10 codes and a general misunderstanding of the difference between addiction and physiologic dependence. It is hardly surprising that physicians frequently mislabel patients when the ICD terms used to code for addiction are themselves misleading. ICD codes have not been updated to reflect current understanding of addiction, unlike those in the DSM-5. To explore this issue further, this commentary briefly discusses new information regarding coding data inaccuracies, how coding inaccuracies can lead to misdiagnosis, and the dangers of conflating “addiction” with “dependence.” The commentary concludes with a call for the ICD to update their codes to reflect current understanding of addiction.
A Case of El Duende: Art-Based Supervision in Addiction Treatment by Gioia Chilton, Kristin Lynskey, Erica Ohnstad, & Elizabeth Manders
Publication Date: 2021

Addictions professionals are at risk for compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress. This arts-based research, enhanced with qualitative processes, explored the experience and benefits of El Duende process painting (EDPP) in clinical supervision with art therapists. Supervision consisted of eight sessions. Data included interviews and photographs taken of the EDPP process. Findings demonstrated that EDPP art therapy supervision was a space for integrative transformation. It promoted a psychologically safe place to cope with compassion fatigue and process secondary traumatic stress.

BOOKS

Collected here are books on Addiction and Substance Abuse from QML's physical collection. Click a link to be taken to the book's page in the library's catalog. From there you can view additional details, check the book's availability, and place a hold. While a wealth of material on Addiction and Substance Abuse is featured here, the list is not comprehensive. Please email us, to inquire about additional resources.

Remote students: keep in mind that items in QML's physical collection are accessible to you as well. Contact library staff to have an item sent via mail, request scans of needed chapters/sections, or inquire about alternative methods of accessing these books or any other resources in our library.

Addiction and Substance Abuse: Home

How to Place a Hold