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Helping Families Affected by Substance Abuse: What Works and What Does Not

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The chapter begins with providing an understanding of substance abuse within the family context. Interventions that do not have support for the effectiveness, and research-based intervention and prevention approaches are discussed. Interventions with research support include CRAFT, the 5-Step Method, Behavioral Couples Therapy, the Nurturing Parenting Program, and Motivational Interviewing.

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  1. School of Social Work, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Jan Ligon

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  1. College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

    John S. Wodarski

  2. School of Social Work, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

    Laura M. Hopson

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Ligon, J. (2019). Helping Families Affected by Substance Abuse: What Works and What Does Not. In: Wodarski, J.S., Hopson, L.M. (eds) Empirically Based Interventions Targeting Social Problems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28487-9_7

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