By Robert Holman Coombs, William A. Howatt
The habit Counselor's table Reference bargains a complete compilation of knowledge masking the total spectrum of addictive problems, their effects and remedy. It comprises precise definitions and sensible illustrations of addiction-related terminology; addictive problems and behaviors; descriptions of remedy versions; and strategies and lists of proper websites, govt assets and remedy facilities. And it presents this knowledge in a handy and available structure giving dependancy therapy pros an important quick-reference software for day-by-day use.
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Additional Resources For more information on the moral model, see May, C. (1997). Habitual drunkards and the intervention of alcoholism: Susceptibility and culpability in nineteen century medicine. Addiction Research, 5(2), 169–188; and A History of Alcoholism. html. SELF-MEDICATION MODEL This view, originating in the 1960s among psychoanalysts, assumes that people self-medicate to cope with life problems. A person in emotional pain will selfmedicate to find relief, and this can eventually lead to addiction.
14 PART I • ABUSED SUBSTANCES AND THEIR EFFECTS chemical structure of a designer drug may differ from that of the drug it copies by only a few atoms. Designer drugs are generally manufactured in clandestine laboratories from readily available chemicals. These synthetic drugs can be twice as powerful as cocaine or heroin, yet they cost little to produce. Designer drugs are most commonly encountered at nightclubs and raves. The most commonly abused is Ecstasy or 3,4-methylendioxymethamphetamine. 3,4-METHYLENDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE (MDMA) A relatively simple chemical belonging to the amphetamine family of compounds, MDMA (Ecstasy) has properties of both stimulants and hallucinogens.
As an example of this model, Lemanski (2001) cites a religionbased program (Oxford Group Movement/Moral Re-Armament) whose mission is to develop among clients morals that are aligned with God. This approach has influenced public policy and the American judicial system. Additional Resources For more information on the moral model, see May, C. (1997). Habitual drunkards and the intervention of alcoholism: Susceptibility and culpability in nineteen century medicine. Addiction Research, 5(2), 169–188; and A History of Alcoholism.
