Substance use and misuse: everything matters

"Substance Use and Misuse provides students in the field of addiction counselling with a foundational knowledge of psychoactive drugs. With its emphasis on the bio-psycho-social components of addiction, this text is essential reading for both beginning and experienced addiction counsellors and social workers. Among the critical topics discussed are concepts and theories of addiction, the major types of psychoactive substances, treatment options and resources, and numerous prevention strategies. The book concludes with an informative chapter on the legal, ethical, and practice requirements for becoming a competent addiction counsellor. The third edition has been updated to include changes to cannabis law and culture in Canada, the opioid epidemic and public response, as well as expanded content on existing topics such as psychopharmacology, cultural competence, non-substance use addictive behaviours, Motivational Interviewing (MI), and relapse prevention."--

Previous editions published under title: Substance use and abuse.

Conceptualizing addiction -- Pharmacological foundations -- Drug use and its economic implications -- The moral model -- Biological theories -- Psychological theories -- Sociological theories -- Depressants -- Opioids -- Stimulants -- Hallucinogens -- Psychotherapeutic drugs -- An overview of prevention programming -- What works and what doesn't -- Family programming -- Pharmacological therapies (pharmacotherapy) -- Individual counselling approaches -- Confrontation and intervention -- Working with more than one : families and groups -- Behavioural approaches -- Harm reduction -- The foundations of contemporary addiction counselling : the transtheoretical model of change and motivational interviewing -- Trauma-informed practice -- Mutual aid/self-help -- Entry into the addiction continuum of care -- Addiction-specific resources -- Adjunct resources -- Psychoactive drugs and the law -- Ethical considerations -- Practice considerations : addiction counsellor competencies.