In the United States, 18% of the population will experience a substance use disorder at some point in their lives, and addictive illness costs have reached $144 billion per year in health care and job loss - making substance abuse a major health issue confronting us today. With a striking 35% of patients in general psychiatric units having
substance use disorders, the need to report on the many advances in research and new pharmacological and
psychosocial treatments has increased in recent years. The
American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Substance Abuse Treatment, Second Edition, offers the field a well-organized review of our current understanding of the basic science and psychology…
