“A valuable and comprehensive resource for students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels studying addiction, counseling, human services, social work, and public health. The sixth edition distinguishes itself with coverage of such topics as co-occurring disorders, reducing stigma, sociocultural factors, emerging issues surrounding behavioral addictions, and current public health concerns. The text encourages students to connect theory and research with the lived realities of addiction across diverse communities and individuals. It equips future practitioners to be competent, compassionate, culturally aware, and effective in increasingly complex clinical environments.”

—Amy Sims, MS, LCADC, MAC, SAP, Adjunct Professor of Human Services, College of Southern Maryland