Family Resilience and Recovery from Opioids and Other Addictions

The book examines the relationship between family resilience and recovery from substance use disorders. It presents information on etiology of substance use disorders within the family system as well as new research on resilience in addiction recovery. The book facilitates the development of evidence-based resilience practices, programs, and policies for those working or dealing with families and addiction.

Key topics addressed include:

Protecting workers from opioid misuse and addiction.
• Neuroscience-informed psychoeducation and training for opioid use disorder.
• New models for training health care providers.
• Role of families in recovery capital. 

Family Resilience and Recovery from Opioids and Other Addictions is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians and related professionals in family studies, public health, and clinical psychology and all interrelateddisciplines, including behavioral health, social work, and psychiatry.

Julie M. Croff, Ph.D., M.P.H., is the Executive Director of the National Center for Wellness & Recovery (NCWR) and a Professor of Rural Health.She isdedicated bringing hope to individuals and families affected by substance use disorders. Dr. Croff’s research focuses on perinatal substance use and co-occurring exposures among diverse cohorts of women. Dr. Croff has published widely in the area of alcohol and other drugs across multiple vulnerable populations.She was the Founding Director of the MPH program at Oklahoma State University. She received her Ph.D. in Public Health, with emphasis on health behavior, from the joint program at the University of California San Diego and San Diego State University. She received her Master of Public Health with emphasis on Social and Behavioral Sciences from Boston University.

Jason Beaman, D.O., M.S., M.P.H., FAPA, graduated medical school from Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. He then completed two simultaneous residencies in Psychiatry and Family Medicine. After residency, Dr. Beaman completed a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He holds board certifications in Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine. After Fellowship, Dr. Beaman completed a Master’s Degree in Pharmacology with an emphasis in Forensics at the University of Florida. He also obtained a Master’s in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Beaman currently serves as the Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences as well as the Director of Training and Education for the National Center for Wellness & Recovery at OSU Medicine and the Medical Director for 12&12, Inc.