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Inside Rehab by Anne M. Fletcher
Call Number: RC 564 .F54 2013
Publication Date: 2013
An eye-opening tour of the addiction treatment industry explores the gap between what should happen and what does What happens inside drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers and how rehab works are a mystery to those outside the industry - and sometimes even to those inside it.
Introduction to Addictive Behaviors, Fifth Edition by Dennis L. Thombs; Cynthia J. Osborn
Publication Date: 2019
Database: R2 Digital
Now revised and updated, this widely used text comprehensively reviews theories of addiction to give students and professionals a multidisciplinary foundation for clinical practice.
Never Enough by Judith Grisel
Call Number: 362.29 Gri
Publication Date: 2019
From a renowned behavioral neuroscientist and recovering addict, a rare page-turning work of science that draws on personal insights to reveal how drugs work, the dangerous hold they can take on the brain, and the surprising way to combat today's epidemic of addiction.
The Thirteenth Step by Markus Heilig
Call Number: RC 564 .H45 2015
Publication Date: 2015
The past thirty years have witnessed a revolution in the science of addiction, yet we still rely on outdated methods of treatment. Clarifying the cutting-edge science of addiction for both practitioners and general readers, The Thirteenth Step pairs stories of real patients with explanations of key concepts relating to their illness.
Drugs and Society by Peter J. Venturelli; Annette E. Fleckenstein; Glen R. Hanson
Publication Date: 2020
Database: R2 Digital
As a long-standing, reliable resource Drugs & Society, Fourteenth Edition continues to captivate and inform students by taking a multidisciplinary approach to the impact of drug use and abuse on the lives of average individuals.

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