Addictions
My practice in the field of addictions includes work with street youth, methadone maintenance, harm reduction, relapse prevention, cognitive-behavioral counseling, and 12-steps facilitation. The following manual provides social workers, psychologists, and other mental health professionals with specific strategies and skills for working with people with various problems related to alcohol, other drugs, and addictions:
Barsky, A. E. (2006).
Addictions: A
professional development manual for social work and the human
services.
Belmont
, CA
:
Brooks/Cole - Cengage.
Course Syllabus
Click here for my Addictions Course Syllabus.
Suggested Websites on Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Addictions
Drug Enforcement Administration http://www.usdoj.gov/dea
National
Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov
National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association:
http://www.samhsa.gov
The
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://www.health.org
Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Drug
Abuse programs in
Florida
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association
http://www.fadaa.org
Florida
Statutes
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index
esp. Chapter 562 (alcohol) and Chapter 893 Drug Abuse Prevention and
Control
Statistical Information FADAA
http://www.fadaa.org/resource/statistical_info.html
Center
for Education and Drug Abuse Research
http://info.pitt.edu/~cedar
National
Alliance of Methadone Advocates
http://www.methadone.org
National
Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
http://nofas.org
National
Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors
http://www.naadac.org
Women
for Sobriety
http://www.womenforsobriety.org