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Clifford, J. Stephen – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1983
Suggests that self-efficacy in relation to one's addiction is a factor in sustained sobriety, and explores implications for counseling. Treatment strategies that improve clients' coping skills, develop their sense of personal control, and enhance perceptions of self-efficacy reduce the risk of alcoholic relapses. (JAC)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Coping, Counseling Techniques, Drug Rehabilitation

Kurst-Swanger, Karel; Stockweather, Danielle – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2003
Examines how institutions, which are part of the substance abuse treatment industry, address the connection between tobacco and other drugs in youth. Results suggest that the majority of treatment programs are routinely assessing tobacco use of the youth in their care, but only a small proportion follow through with tobacco cessation as an…
Descriptors: Addiction, Counseling Techniques, Drug Rehabilitation, Substance Abuse

Bell, Tammy L. – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2002
Describes the six tasks of the pretreatment recovery phase. It is in the pretreatment phase that chemically dependent people begin to acknowledge the consequences of their chemical use and struggle with issues of control. Once a person begins to recognize that a problem exists, the motivation for treatment is established. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Self Motivation

Elder, Ivan R.; And Others – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1988
Alcoholic male inpatients (N=26) who preferred disulfiram and who were entering a 28-day rehabilitation program were given either disulfiram, placebo, or nothing and were re-assessed about preferring disulfiram at discharge. The results appeared to show that the preference for disulfiram was unaffected by the treatment conditions. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Drug Rehabilitation, Drug Therapy

Ryan, Patrick – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1993
Surveyed the seven Roman Catholic dioceses of Florida to examine level of awareness of alcoholism and need for treatment as indicated by existence of programs for education, intervention, and treatment. Four dioceses had some strategy in place, two others saw such a need, and one said consciousness of need was gradually emerging. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Clergy, Drug Rehabilitation

Polcin, Douglas L. – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1992
Discusses variety of approaches used to treat chemical dependency. Describes an adolescent program that integrates strengths of different perspectives and techniques. Concludes model is broad enough to address the wide variety of needs that chemically dependent adolescents present and represents a step toward joining of forces in chemical…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling Techniques, Drug Rehabilitation, Evaluation Methods

Thomas, Richard W.; Seibold, David R. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1993
Examines problem of alcohol abuse and role of communication in "home treatment" method associated with alcoholism intervention. Reviews nature of alcoholism and role of "home treatment scenario"; demonstrates how alcohol intervention involves communication issues and dynamic interpersonal influence; and outlines research…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Drug Rehabilitation, Interpersonal Communication

Finkelstein, Norma – Health & Social Work, 1994
Examines history of substance abuse treatment for women; identifies barriers to treatment access; and explores socioeconomic, clinical, and systemic issues in the treatment of alcohol- and drug-dependent women. Gives special attention to the effects of substance abuse on women's relationships as daughters, partners, and parents and to its role in…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Females, Substance Abuse

Pacione, Tony; Jaskula, Diane – Health & Social Work, 1994
Offers three clinical guidelines designed to deliver quality chemical dependency care that is cost effective: use least restrictive level of care most likely to initiate abstinence; assess likelihood of treatment failure at level of care chosen and risks to client if treatment fails; and identify treatment failure quickly and move client to more…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Drug Rehabilitation, Social Workers, Substance Abuse

Ojehagen, Agneta; And Others – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1993
Analyzed importance of previous suicidal behavior for treatment of alcoholics. Of 72 patients, 21 had previously seriously threatened or attempted suicide. Compared to other alcoholics, those with previous suicidal behavior had similar attrition rate, were not more troublesome in treatment, and had same rate of favorable outcome during third year…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Drug Rehabilitation, Suicide
Juhnke, Gerald A.; Coll, Kenneth M.; Peters, Scott W. – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2006
This article presents an interview with Frank Miller, a renowned addictions assessment authority who jointly initiated the updated Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI) versions and helped establish the inventories in the addictions assessment mainstream. Among other things, Miller describes how he began working at the SASSI Institute…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Screening Tests, Interviews, Drug Addiction
Cohen, David – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2007
Many counselors, psychologists, and social workers assist clients to take psychotropic drugs but recoil from helping clients to rethink drug use or stop taking drugs. They might fear resisting the prevailing ideology, violating "standards of care," or contradicting physicians' advice. This article discusses withdrawal emergent reactions from…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Psychologists, Physicians, Drug Therapy
Peters, Ronald J.; Meshack, Angela F.; Kelder, Steven H.; Webb, Patrick; Smith, Dexter; Garner, Kevin – Journal of Drug Education, 2007
While the epidemiologic trends concerning alprazolam (Xanax[R]) are unknown, the use of benzodiazepines, in general, has increased in popularity among youth within recent years. To shed light on the drug problem, the current pilot study used a qualitative approach to investigate relevant beliefs, norms, and perceived addiction associated with…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Social Behavior, Behavior Standards, Social Reinforcement
LaMon, Brent C.; Alonzo, Anthony – 1992
It appears that chronic drug use may develop as a means of coping in which individuals use self-medication to produce a more desirable state of being. Because drugs are often used to cope with stress, this study examined stress among recovering male drug addicts (N=23) from an urban substance abuse program by administering a self-report inventory…
Descriptors: Coping, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Stress Management

Timmers, Terri; And Others – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1988
Developed and tested multi-media nutrition unit for patients enrolled in an alcoholic treatment program. Content of the instruction was based on nutrition education needs which had been identified earlier. T-tests showed a significant increase in total test scores associated with instruction, suggesting that classes were effective for transmitting…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Drug Rehabilitation, Group Instruction, Nutrition Instruction