Promoting Self-Change from Problem Substance Use - Harald Klingemann

For many years, what has been known about recovery from
addictive behaviors has come solely from treatment studies. Only
recently has the study of recoveries in the absence of formal
treatment or self-help groups provided an alternative source of
information.

This book on the process of self-change from addictive behaviors is
the first of its kind, as it presents more than research findings.
Rather, it presents the process of self-change from several different
perspectives - environmental, cross-cultural, prevention and
interventions at both societal and individual level. It provides
strategies for how health care practitioners and government policy
makers alike can aid and foster self-change. Directions for future
research priorities are also presented.