Books for Helpers

This text represents the current state-of-the-art in alcohol prevention and intervention strategies for college campuses, presented in a readable and user-friendly style. The authors present the basics of motivational strategies for change and provide concrete tips for putting the model into practice in individual as well as group interactions. In addition, the authors raise issues related to service delivery and program development at the campus level.

This manual describes a two-session intervention demonstrated to reduce risky drinking in college students in high-quality research. The approach is clearly articulated in this manual and easy to deliver by staff without special addictions training. The manual includes assessment tools and handouts that are ready to reproduce. You wouldn't have Walters and Baer wonderful new synthesis without this seminal text.

Books for Help Seekers

This memoir chronicles Toren Volkmann's journey through high school, college, and a year in the Peace Corps as well as his growing involvement with alcohol. The book is written from the perspectives of both Toren and his mother, Chris, as son and mother confront the emerging reality that Toren has become dependent on alcohol. Interwoven throughout the memoir are statistics and research findings about alcohol use and problems during young adulthood, information the Volkmann's seek out to make sense of their experience.

Miller and Munoz present strategies for moderating drinking based on over thirty years of research. This text provides a well-informed and non-judgmental approach to evaluating your drinking and conducting your own experiment in controlling your drinking. It also provides stimuli for reflection along the way.

Volpicelli provides readers with a survey of addiction as well as options for recovery, including information on treatment effectiveness. Includes real-life stories of people confronting problems with alcohol and drugs.

Fletcher talked with hundreds of people who have managed to resolve their drinking problems and how they accomplished this goal. Her book documents the many paths to "sobriety" as the "masters" in her book understand it, balancing the stories of real-life people with findings from research.