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Managing Your Substance Use Disorder (Third Edition): Workbook

Managing Substance Use Disorder comes in two volumes. This page is for the Client Workbook. Click on the following link to access the Practitioner Guide

Psychosocial interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help individuals overcome substance use. They are recommended by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and American Psychiatric Association (APA) for treating substance use disorders. The Managing Your Substance Use Disorder: Workbook (3rd Edition) is written by Dennis C. Daley and Antoine B. Douaihy, and it provides therapists with the tools they need to deliver effective, evidence-based treatment for substance use disorder. Part of the Treatments That Work™ series, this manualized guide provides a detailed description of screening and assessment strategies and treatment approaches (medications and psychosocial), alongside the application of evidence-based interventions in practice. Mutual support programs and the impact on the family and concerned significant others are also discussed, as are the most common challenges faced by individuals with a substance use disorder, such as managing cravings, resisting social pressures to use substances, coping with negative emotions and moods, building a social support network, involving family or concerned significant others, and reducing relapse risk.

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Chapter 1: Introduction and Plan for This Book

Chapter 2: Recognizing Your Substance Use Problem

Chapter 3: Recognizing the Consequences of Your Substance Use

Chapter 4: Treatment Settings for Substance use Problems

Chapter 5: Motivation and Stages of Change

Chapter 6: How to Use Therapy or Counseling

Chapter 7: Overview of Goal Planning

Chapter 8: Managing Cravings and Urges to Use Substances

Chapter 9: Managing Thoughts of Using Substances

Chapter 10: Managing Emotions

Chapter 11: Refusing Offers to Use Substances

Chapter 12: Dealing with Family and Interpersonal Problems

Chapter 13: Building a Recovery Support System

Chapter 14: Mutual Support Systems and Recovery Clubs

Chapter 15: Medications for Substance Use Disorders

Chapter 16: Relapse Prevention: Reducing the Risk of Relapse

Chapter 17: Relapse Management: What to Do If You Lapse or Relapse

Chapter 18: Strategies for Balanced Living

Chapter 19: Measuring Your Progress

Chapter 20: Managing a Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorder

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Introduction & Theoretical Background

Substance use disorders represent a significant public health issue (Calabria et al., 2010), affecting around 6% of individuals in the US (SAMHSA, 2017). Symptoms include taking substances in large amounts or for longer than is recommended (despite the difficulties this causes), alongside intense urges and cravings. This often leads to problems with health, relationships, work, or leisure activities. Substance use disorders are sometimes accompanied by tolerance (needing to use more of the substance to achieve the same effect) and/or withdrawal (experiencing unpleasant side-effects when the substance is not used). 

Managing Substance Use Disorder is a comprehensive program to assist practitioners in delivering effective, evidence-based interventions. The program includes two books:

  • Managing Substance Use Disorder: Practitioner Guide is the companion to this workbook. It details the step-by-step treatment plan for substance use disorder.
  • Managing Your Substance Use Disorder: Workbook will help your patients become active participants in their treatment

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Therapist Guidance

Each Treatments That Work® title is published as part of a pair:

  • Clients use the Workbooks, which contain elements of psychoeducation, skills development, self-assessment quizzes, homework exercises, and record forms.
  • Therapists use the Therapist Guides, which contain step-by-step instructions for teaching clients skills and overcoming common difficulties.

Although written for the client, the exercises in the workbook are intended to be carried out under the supervision of a mental health professional. The authors suggest that the most effective implementation of these exercises requires an understanding of the principles underlying the different procedures, and that mental health professionals should be familiar with the Managing Substance Use Disorder: Practitioner Guide, as well as this workbook. 

Therapists with an active subscription to a Psychology Tools ‘Complete’ plan are licensed to use Treatments That Work® titles, and to download and share chapters with their clients.

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References And Further Reading

  • American Psychiatric Association. (2010). Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with substance use disorders (2nd ed.). https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/substanceuse.pdf.
  • Calabria, B., Degenhardt, L., Briegleb, C., Vos, T., Hall, W., Lynskey, M., Callaghan, B., Rana, U., & McLaren, J. (2010). Systematic review of prospective studies investigating “remission” from amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine or opioid dependence. Addictive Behaviors, 35, 741-749. DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.03.019.
  • Dutra, L., Stathopoulou, G., Basden, S. L., Leyro, T. M., Powers, M. B., & Otto, M. W. (2008). A meta-analytic review of psychosocial interventions for substance use disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 165, 179-187. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06111851.
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2007). Drug misuse in over 16s: Psychosocial interventions (NICE guideline CG51). https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG51.
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2011). Alcohol-use disorders: Diagnosis, assessment, and management of harmful drinking (high-risk drinking) and alcohol dependence. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg115.
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2017). Key substance use and mental

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