Inside rehab : the surprising truth about addiction treatment--and how to get help that works /

Inside rehab : the surprising truth about addiction treatment--and how to get help that works /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Fletcher, Anne M., author.
Imprint:	New York, New York : Viking, 2013.
Description:	xiv, 429 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Addicts -- Rehabilitation. Substance abuse -- Treatment. Addicts -- Rehabilitation. Substance abuse -- Treatment.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8964787

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ISBN:	9780670025220 (trade) 0670025224 (trade)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-416) and index.
Summary:	An insider's view of America's drug and alcohol rehab industry explores its strengths and weaknesses while revealing a disturbing gap between best practice and reality.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: What's Wrong with Addiction Treatment? What Will Help?
An Introduction to Inside Rehab
Chapter 1. Rehab Nation
The Questions and the Issues
Chapter 2. Going Inside
What It's Like to be in Rehab
Chapter 3. The Cost of Rehab
From the Wallet to the Heart
Chapter 4. Getting the Best for Your Buck
What Addiction Treatment Should Look Like
Chapter 5. Rehab Isn't for Everyone
In Fact, It's Not for Most People
Chapter 6. One Size Doesn't Fit All
How Cookie-Cutter Approaches at Rehab Get in the Way
Chapter 7. When It Comes to Rehab, Teens are Not Just Little Adults
More Questions than Answers?
Chapter 8. When It's Not "Just" a Drug and Alcohol Problem
From Depression to Sex Addiction
Chapter 9. Helping People Stay the Course
On Using in Rehab, Repeat Visits, "Success," and Improving the Odds
Chapter 10. Getting What You Need
Advice from the Pros and a Look at "Dream" Treatment Models
Acknowledgments
Appendix: A Consumer Checklist for Checking Out Rehabs
Selected References
Index