Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-588) and index.
Contents
Psychology of Psychoactive Drugs -- Defining Use, Abuse, and Dependency -- The Extent of Alcohol and Other Drug Use -- Pharmacology and Neurophysiology of Alcohol and Other Drugs -- Heredity and Environment: Alcohol and Other Drug Use -- Theories of Alcohol and Other Drug Use -- Age, Alcohol, and Other Drugs -- Gender Differences in Relation to Alcohol and Other Drugs -- Racial/Ethnic Minorities and Alcohol and Other Drug Use -- Personality Differences in Relation to Alcohol and Other Drugs -- Alcohol and Other Drugs: Relationship to Basic Psychological Processes -- Alcohol and Other Drugs: Relationship to Interpersonal Processes -- Alcohol and Other Drugs: Relationship to Family Processes -- Recovering From Alcohol and Other Drug Dependency -- Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependency -- Relapse After Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment -- Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems.