Over the Influence
eBook - ePub

Over the Influence

The Harm Reduction Guide to Controlling Your Drug and Alcohol Use

  1. 290 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Over the Influence

The Harm Reduction Guide to Controlling Your Drug and Alcohol Use

About this book

"Just say no" just doesn't work for everyone. If you've tried to quit and failed, simply want to cut down, or wish to work toward sobriety gradually, join the many thousands of readers who have turned to this empathic, science-based resource--now thoroughly revised. A powerful alternative to abstinence-only treatments, harm reduction helps you set and meet your own goals for gaining control over alcohol and drugs. Step by step, the expert authors guide you to determine:

*Which aspects of your habits may be harmful.
*How to protect your safety and make informed choices.
*What changes you would like to make.
*How to put your intentions into action.
*When it's time to seek help--and where to turn.

Updated to reflect a decade's worth of research, the fully revised second edition is even more practical. It features additional vivid stories and concrete examples, engaging graphics, new worksheets (which you can download and print for repeated use), "Self-Reflection" boxes, and more.

Mental health professionals, see also the authors' Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, Second Edition.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Also Available
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Preface: How Did We Get Here?
  8. Introduction: Why Harm Reduction?
  9. 1 Welcome to Harm Reduction
  10. 2 Why Do People Use Drugs?
  11. 3 When Is Drug Use Harmful?
  12. 4 Why Do Some People Get into Trouble While Others Don’t?
  13. 5 How Do I Know If I Am in Trouble?
  14. 6 How People Change
  15. 7 You Don’t Have to Quit to Change
  16. 8 Substance Use Management
  17. 9 Taking Care of Yourself While Still Using
  18. 10 How Can I Tell If Harm Reduction Is Working?
  19. 11 Finding the Right Help
  20. 12 A Letter to Family and Friends of People Who Use Drugs
  21. What You Should Know about Drugs: A Quick Reference
  22. Resources
  23. Index
  24. About the Authors
  25. About Guilford Press
  26. Discover Related Guilford Books