Healing addiction : an integrated pharmacopsychosocial approach to treatment / Peter R. Martin, Bennett Alan Weinberg and Bonnie K. Bealer.

Includes bibliographical references (p.241-242) and index.

Part 1.Out of control: the biopsychosocial model of the causes of addiction -- 1.The many faces of addiction -- 2.The historical development of drug addiction -- 3.Addiction as a disease -- 4.Biopsychosocial factors in addiction -- Part II.The integrated approach: pharmacopsychosocial treatment of addiction as a bona fide mental illness -- 5.The players: psychiatrists and other physicians, therapists, social workers, clergy, family and friends, and support groups -- 6.Identificattion and diagnosis: why is it difficult to recognize addiction? -- 7.Initiating treatment -- 8.treatment programs -- Part III.Gaining understanding: treating drug addictions -- 9.Alcohol -- 10.Heroin and other morphine-related drugs -- 11.CNS depressants: barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and other hypnotics and tranquillizers -- 12.Stimulants: cocaine and amphetamines -- 13.Marijuana and tobacco -- Part III.Gaining understanding: treating behavioral addictions -- 14.What are behavioural addictions?15.Pathological gambling -- 16.Food -- Part V.Recovery as an ongoing process: control is never complete -- 17.Criteria for treatment success -- 18.Entering a new life -- 19.Managing long-term treatment.

This groundbreaking text advocates the benefits of using psychopharmacological medications alongside more traditional treatment approaches. It reconciles the mismatch between scientific knowledge and treatment and bridges the gap between researchers and the self-help community.