The author, Michele M. Mahr, has a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology and combines her personal experiences with her role in academia in her life of research, substance abuse, and addiction. Students, health care practitioners, and professors will find this book valuable as a resource in a variety of settings. The author has focused on examining the societal and public stigma often related to substance abuse and addiction.

The contributors of this textbook discuss a wide array of evidence-based practices, treatment modalities, and provide strategies that can be implemented in substance abuse treatment. Furthermore, each chapter includes a narrative, interactive critical thinking questions, case vignettes, and recommendations to assist individuals with substance abuse and addiction.

Based on a multidisciplinary approach, anyone who is in the field of counseling, rehabilitation psychology, addiction counseling, criminal justice, sociology, or other human service profession will find this book beneficial and effective.