Addictions

My practice experience in the field of addictions includes work with street youth, methadone maintenance, harm reduction, relapse prevention, cognitive-behavioral counseling, and 12-steps facilitation. The following manual provides social workers, psychologists, and other mental health professionals with specific strategies and skills for working with people with various problems related to alcohol, other drugs, and addictions:

• Barsky, A. E. (2006). Addictions: A professional development manual for social work and the human services. Belmont , CA: Cengage.

• Drug Enforcement Administration http://www.usdoj.gov/dea
• Florida Addictions Certification (CAP) http://www.cbapf.org/certs/addictions.html
• National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nida.nih.gov
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association: http://www.samhsa.gov
• The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information http://www.health.org
• Alcoholics Anonymous http://www.aa.org
• Drug Abuse programs in Florida http://www.drug-abuse.com/usa/florida
• Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association http://www.fadaa.org
• Florida Statutes http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index esp. Chapter 562 (alcohol) and Chapter 893 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control
• Statistical Information FADAA http://www.fadaa.org/resource/statistical_info.html
• Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research http://info.pitt.edu/~cedar
• National Alliance of Methadone Advocates http://www.methadone.org
• National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome http://nofas.org
• National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors http://www.naadac.org
• Women for Sobriety http://www.womenforsobriety.org