Main description:

Substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs) have been documented in a number of cultures since the beginnings of recorded time and represent major societal concerns in the present day. The Oxford Handbook of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders provides comprehensive reviews of key areas of inquiry into the fundamental nature of substance use and SUDs, their features, causes, consequences, course, treatment, and prevention. It is clear that
understanding these various aspects of substance use and SUDs requires a multidisciplinary perspective that considers the pharmacology of drugs of abuse, genetic variation in these acute and chronic effects, and psychological processes in the context of the interpersonal and cultural contexts.

Comprising two volumes, this Handbook also highlights a range of opportunities and challenges facing those interested in the basic understanding of the nature of these phenomena and novel approaches to assess, prevent, and treat these conditions with the goal of reducing the enormous burden these problems place on our global society. Chapters in Volume 1 cover the historical and cultural contexts of substance use and its consequences, its epidemiology and course, etiological processes
from the perspective of neuropharmacology, genetics, personality, development, motivation, and the interpersonal and larger social environment. Chapters in Volume 2 cover major health and social consequences of substance involvement, psychiatric comorbidity, assessment, and interventions. Each chapter
highlights key issues in the respective topic area and raises unanswered questions for future research. All chapters are authored by leading scholars in each topic. The level of coverage is sufficiently deep to be of value to both trainees and established scientists and clinicians interested in an evidenced-based approach.

Contents:

Volume 1

1. Introduction and Overview
Kenneth J. Sher, Alvaro A. Verges

Part One: Defining and Characterizing the Nature and Extent of Substance Use Disorders

2. Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
Christopher S. Martin, Tammy A. Chung, James W. Langenbucher

3. Illicit Drugs: Patterns of Use, Dependence, and Contribution to Disease Burden in Developed Countries
Louisa Degenhardt, Wayne Hall, Chiara Bucello

4. The Natural Course of Substance Use and Dependence
Kristina M. Jackson, Carolyn E. Sartor

Part Two: The Neurobiology and Genetics of Substance Use and Dependence

5. Mechanisms of Action of Different Drugs of Abuse
Lindsay M. McCracken, Mandy L. McCracken, R. Adron Harris

6. The Neurobiology of Reward and Stress and Its Relevance for Understanding Drug Seeking and Dependence Symptomatology
George F. Koob

7. Genetic Epidemiology and Molecular Genetics
Michael C. Stallings, Ian R. Gizer, Kelly C. Young-Wolff

8. Genetic Animal Models
John C. Crabbe, Tamara J. Phillips

Part Three: Psychological Factors and Substance Involvement

9. Passion's Slave?: Conscious and Unconscious Cognitive Processes in Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Reinout W. Wiers, Matt Field, Alan W. Stacy

10. Personality and Substance Use Disorders
Andrew K. Littlefield, Kenneth J. Sher

11. Motivational Models of Substance Use: A Review of Theory and Research on Motives for Using Alcohol, Marijuana, and Tobacco
M. Lynne Cooper, Emmanuel Kuntsche, Ash Levitt, Lindsay L. Barber, Scott Wolf

12. Behavioral-Economic and Neuroeconomic Perspectives on Addiction
Warren Bickel, E. Terry Mueller, James MacKillop, Richard Yi

Part Four: Social Factors and Substance Involvement

13. Familial Factors Influencing Offspring Substance Use and Dependence
Laurie Chassin, Moira Haller, Matthew Lee, Elizabeth Handley, Kaitlin Bountress, Iris Beltran

14. Substance Use and Race and Ethnicity
Christy McKinney, Raul Caetano

15. Substance Use and Peers During Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood
Megan E. Patrick, John E. Schulenberg, Jennifer Maggs, Julie Maslowsky

16. Substance Use in Committed Relationships
Jaye L. Derrick, Kenneth E. Leonard

17. Substance Use in Specific Settings
Genevieve Ames, Roland S. Moore

18. Community-Based Approaches to the Prevention of Substance Use-Related Problems
Paul J. Gruenewald, Andrew J. Treno, Harold D. Holder, Elizabeth A. LaScala

19. Substance Use and the Media
Cristel Antonia Russell, Dale W. Russell, and Joel Grube

Part Five: Concluding Commentary

20. Anticipating the Future of Research on Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
Kenneth J. Sher, Alvaro A. Verges

Index

Volume 2

1. Introduction and Overview
Kenneth J. Sher, Alvaro A. Verges

Part One: Psychiatric Comorbidity

2. Polydrug Use: Research Topics and Issues
James Anthony, David A. Barondess, Mirjana Radovanovic, Catalina Lopez-Quintero

3. ADHD and Substance Use
Karen J. Derefinko, William E. Pelham Jr.

4. Serious Mental Illness
Kim T. Mueser, Douglas L. Noordsy, Robert E. Drake

5. Substance Use Disorders and Personality Disorders
Timothy J. Trull, Marika B. Solhan, Whitney C. Brown, Rachel L. Tomko, Lauren Schaefer, Kristin D. McLaughlin, Seungmin Jahng

6. Comorbidity of Anxiety and Depression with Substance Use Disorders
Sherry Stewart, Valerie V. Grant, Clare J. Mackie, Patricia J. Conrod

7. An Integrative Common Liabilities Model for the Comorbidity of Substance Use Disorders with Externalizing and Internalizing Disorders
Erin C. Tully, William Iacono

Part Two: Effects of Substance Use on Health and Societal Problems across the Life Span

8. Effects of Drug Exposure on Development
Alissa D. Bazinet, Lindsay Squeglia, Edward Riley, Susan F. Tapert

9. Effects of Alcoholism on Neurological Function and Disease in Adulthood
Marlene Oscar-Berman, Trinity A. Urban, Avram J. Holmes

10. Substance Involvement and Physical Health
Svetlana Popova, Jurgen Rehm

11. Substance Use Disorders and Intentional Injury
S. Janet Kuramoto, Holly C. Wilcox

12. Substance Use and Crime
Helene Raskin White

13. Substance Use and School and Occupational Performance
Ioana Popovici, Michael T. French

Part Three: Assessing Substance Use and Dependence

14. Biological Markers of Substance Use: Focus on the Objective Assessment of Alcohol Exposure
Lawrence D. Snell, Sanjiv V. Bhave, Laszlo Takacs, Boris Tabakoff

15. Self-report Assessments of Psychoactive Substance Use and Dependence
Frances K. Del Boca, Jack Darkes, Bonnie McRee

16. Ecocological Momentary Assessment
Saul Shiffman

Part Four: Substance Use Treatment

17. Brief Interventions and Motivational Interviewing
Jennifer Hettema, Christopher C. Wagner, Karen S. Ingersoll, Jennifer M. Russo

18. Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches
Damaris J. Rohsenow, Megan M. Pinkston-Camp

19. Marital and Family Approaches
Keith Klostermann

20. Self-Help Organizations for Substance Use Disorders
Anna Lembke, Keith Humphreys

21. Pharmacotherapy of Substance Use, Craving, and Acute Abstinence Syndromes
Robert M. Swift

Part Five: Prevention and Policy

22. Programs and Policies Designed to Reduce Impaired Driving
Robert Voas, James C. Fell

23. Prevention and Intervention in the School Setting
Elizabeth J. D'Amico, Karen Chan Osilla, Stefanie A. Stern

Part Six: Concluding Commentary

24. Anticipating the Future of Research on Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
Kenneth J. Sher, Alvaro A. Verges

Index