1st Edition

Alcoholism/Chemical Dependency and the College Student

By Leighton Whitaker, Timothy Rivinus Copyright 1988
    274 Pages
    by Routledge

    274 Pages
    by Routledge

    Professionals who work with college students--and college students themselves--address the current epidemic of drug use on college campuses in this timely book. In acknowledging that substance abuse problems proliferate during college and on into adult life when they then affect the next generation, the outstanding group of contributors offers forthright and clear descriptions, explanations, and suggestions for helping students, including examples of university services that have proven successful in dealing with student substance abuse. This helpful book aims to reverse the trend of ambivalence and confusion of administrators and college counselors regarding the area of substance use disorder by providing practical intervention strategies.

    Contents Preface
    • Foreword
    • Introduction
    • Physical Effects and Consequences of Mind Altering Drugs Used by College Students
    • The Counselor’s Dilemma: Treating Chemical Dependence at College
    • Inherent Problems in Substance Abuse Education on University Campuses: Student Perspectives
    • Theory and Applications of Alcohol and Drug Education as a Means of Primary Prevention on the College Campus
    • Difficulties of Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and Dual Diagnosis in the Late Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Abuser
    • Treatment Alternatives for University Students With Substance Use/Abuse Problems
    • Integrated Treatment Approach With the Chemically Dependent Young Adult
    • Substance Use Disorder and College Students: Inpatient Treatment Issues: A Model of Practice
    • Working With Children of Alcoholics on a College Campus: A Rationale and Strategies for Success
    • Alcohol and Other Drug Issues at Brown University: Two Administrative Perspectives on a Common Problem
    • Afterword
    • Index

    Biography

    Leighton Whitaker