Synopsis
Drugs in Perspective is written for the drug and substance abuse counseling course designed to prepare future health professionals to work with patients, clients, and families of abusers. It is designed to provide perspective on the aspects and problems associated with addiction as well as provide the fundamentals on the dynamics of chemical dependency. This edition improves topic flow for easier understanding and brings the research base into the 21st century.
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Richard Fields, Ph.D., is owner/director of FACES, Conference and Home Study Programs for Mental Health Clinicians. Dr. Fields brings an expertise to FACES based on over 30 years of work in the alcohol/drug field. He still actively counsels individuals and family members with alcohol/drug problems, training thousands of professionals each year at FACES Conferences (www.facesconferences.com). Formerly the assistant director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Western Regional Training Center, he has conducted training throughout the Western United States. As a consultant, Dr. Fields has worked to develop a number of University and College programs, creating educational classes, workshops and conferences (UCLA Extension, Dept. of Allied Health and Medicine, University of Washington, School of Social Work Extension, Seattle University, Edmonds Community College, University of California, Irvine, Riverside, Santa Cruz and others). Dr. Fields is the author of Drugs in Perspective, 6th edition, McGraw Hill, 2007. This college textbook is standard in most alcohol/drug studies programs.
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Drugs In Perspective
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McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2003
ISBN 10: 0072556900
ISBN 13: 9780072556902
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Drugs in Perspective: A Personalized Look at Substance Use and Abuse.
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5th ed. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, figures, cover little curled, minor edgewear. 371 pp. Fifth edition. This book will help future health professionals to address substance abuse issues with patients, clients, and their families. The case studies show a wide variety of substance abuse examples. Seller Inventory # 25576