ADAI News

Survey: How Does Your Agency Collect Electronic Patient Data?

The Sound Data Source team at the University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute is seeking feedback from individuals working in the field of substance abuse treatment about their current systems to collect assessment data about clients in treatment.  SDS also wants to determine any unmet needs that may exist in client data systems.  By completing a short (10 minute) online survey by Sept. 30, 2006, you will be eligible for a $100 gift certificate from Amazon.com!

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New Journals in the ADAI Library

These journal issues were received recently by the ADAI Library (click links for tables of contents).

Addictive Behaviors 31(9)
American Journal of Public Health  96(8)
Counselor: The Magazine for Addiction Professionals 7(4) July/August
Nicotine & Tobacco Research 8(4)

Behavioral Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

O'Farrell, Timothy J. and Fals-Stwewart, William.  New York: Guilford Press, 2006. 436 pages.  ISBN: 978-1-59385-3242

This practical guide presents an empirically supported approach for treating people with substance abuse problems and their spouses or domestic partners. Behavioral couples therapy (BCT) explicitly focuses on both substance use and relationship issues, and is readily compatible with 12-step approaches. The book provides are all the materials needed to: introduce BCT; implement a recovery contract to support abstinence; work with clients to increase positive activities, improve communication, and reduce relapse risks; and deal with special treatment challenges. Appendices include a condensed session-by-session treatment manual and 70 reproducible checklists, forms, and client education posters. The large-size format and lay-flat binding facilitate photocopying and enhance the book's clinical utility.

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Evidence-based Treatment: Benefits, Costs, & Fiscal Impacts for Washington State

This June 2006 report from the Washington State Institute for Public Policy asks whether "evidence-based" treatment for alcohol, drug, and mental health disorders offers economic advantages.  Do benefits outweigh costs?  And, if so, what is the magnitude of the potential fiscal savings to government, as well as the total net benefits to all of Washington?  WSIPP analysts systematically reviewed the "what works" literature regarding treatments for people with alcohol, drug, and mental health disorders, then estimated the monetary value of the benefits, including factors such as improved performance in the job market, reduced health care and other costs, and reduced crime-related costs. (WSIPP Report # 06-06-3901) http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/06-06-3901.pdf

New Journals in the ADAI Library

These journal issues were received recently by the ADAI Library (click links for tables of contents).

Addiction 101(8)
Addictive Behaviors 31(8)
Substance Use & Misuse 41(9)

New Journals in the ADAI Library

These journal issues were received recently by the ADAI Library (click links for tables of contents).

Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 30(8)
American Journal on Addictions 15(4)
International Journal of Drug Policy 17(4)
Journal of Drug Education 35(4)
Tobacco Control 15(4)

Theory of Addiction

West, Robert and Hardy, Ainsley.  Oxford, U.K.: Blackwell Publishing, Addiction Press, 2006.  244 pages.  ISBN: 1405113596

An understanding of addiction theory is vital to understanding addiction itself. This book, designed for students, practitioners and researchers, takes theory development from a simple 'rational addiction model', adding elements such as compulsion, self-control and habit, to explain the 'big observations' in the field. As well as explaining and evaluating the arguments of each of the prevailing schools of thought, the book develops a new, synthetic theory of addiction that brings together the diverse elements of current models. The book: 1) Presents a digest of major existing theories in one volume; 2) Develops a new synthetic theory of addiction; 3) Recognizes the diversity of the experience of addiction; 4) Discusses factors at the level of both the individual and populations; and 5) Provides key recommendations for the development of effective interventions.

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New Journals in the ADAI Library

These journal issues were received recently by the ADAI Library (click links for tables of contents).

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 32(3)
Drug and Alcohol Review 25(4)
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 13(3)
Journal of Studies on Alcohol 67(5)
Journal of Substance Use 11(3)

Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery 1(1)