Myers and Salt offer an updated text for use in undergraduate and master's level courses in addictions, counseling, and social work, and for preparation for entry, credentialing, or career
enhancement in addictions professions. The second edition includes a new chapter on critical thinking, attitudes, and combating stigma; additional information on motivational interviewing; new
material on buprenorphine, a description of brief interventions; new material on ongoing recovering management; new evidence-based treatment for adolescents; an outline of the Comprehensive
Continuous Integrated System of Care for co-occurring disorders; and online teaching and learning resources available at a companion website. Myers is with Essex County College; Salt is a
former training director for the addiction services division of the New Jersey Dept. of Health. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
