This text discusses current theories in the treatment of alcohol abuse.

Alcohol Abuse Treatment and its complementary volume on Drug Abuse Treatment together offer a thorough review and analysis of drug and alcohol abuse treatment options, providing researchers and clinicians with a valuable framework for understanding, planning, and delivering the effective substance abuse treatment that is so urgently needed now.

Psychosocial Factors That Influence American Adults' Alcohol Consumption.
Promising Themes in Alcoholism Treatment Research.
Research Advances in Pharmacotherapy for Alcoholism.
Toward a Developmental Framework for the Treatment of Adolescent Alcohol Abuse:
Current Findings and Future Directions.
Alcoholism Treatment Mismatching from a Process of Change Perspective.
Relationship Between Alcoholism Treatment and Health Care Utilization:
Issues and Trends.
The Dehydration Theory of Alcohol Intoxication:
Relevance to Treatment Issues.
Utilizing Alcoholism Treatment Research Findings in Clinical Practice.
Alcohol-Related Expectancies and Their Applications to Treatment.
The Role of Learning in Alcohol Tolerance in Humans.
Treatment Implications of a Hybrid Model for the Classification of Alcoholism.
Thyroid Hormones and Alcoholism.
ACTH and Alcohol Consummatory Behavior.
Index.