Educating Yourself about Alcohol and Drugs: A People's Primer, Revised Edition

When drug or alcohol abuse becomes a part of our lives -- as it has for millions of Americans -- it often seems too overwhelming to combat. To do so requires the best information possible to see clearly how drags and alcohol work to disrupt and destroy our lives and the lives of those we care about the most. Marc Alan Schuckit -- one of the world's leading authorities in the field of drag and alcohol abuse -- empowers us by providing the solid facts needed to answer the pressing questions an abuser must face, and evaluating the myriad resources available to those in need -- including various in- and out-patient treatment programs, self-help groups, and government-funded centers. He walks the reader through each step toward recovery, arming us with the information we need to make rational, healthy choices, and build a life free from substances.

Author: Marc Alan Schuckit
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 03/22/1998
Pages: 286
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.53w x 0.85d
ISBN: 9780306457838

About the Author
Marc Alan Schuckit is one of the world's leading authorities in the field of drug and alcohol abuse. He is the author of over 350 scientific publications including the textbook Drug and Alcohol Abuse: A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment, Fourth Edition (Plenum), which was awarded a Certificate of Commendation by the British Medical Association. Dr. Schuckit is Professor of Psychiatry at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Director of the Alcohol Research Center, San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center.