Substance Use and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

by Cardwell C. Nuckols

A module in Hazelden's Adolescent co-occurring Disorder Series, Substance Use and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is a reproducible 50-page workbook of client exercises and facilitator information. The exercises are designed to be used with the help of a counselor, therapist, psychologist, social worker, or physician. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common problems seen in children and adolescents. Youth with untreated ADHD are at much greater risk for substance use than are youth whose disorders are treated. A module in Hazelden’s Adolescent Cooccurring Disorder Series, Substance Use and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder provides you with information about ADHD, informs you of proven or promising treatments, and includes reproducible workbook pages for client use. Substance Use and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is a reproducible 50-page workbook of client exercises and facilitator information. The exercises are designed to be used with the help of a counselor, therapist, psychologist, social worker, or physician. This module can be used in numerous settings—schools, criminal justice settings, mental health units, and chemical dependency treatment units. It also works as a self-assessment and learning tool in group or individual settings.

64 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2004

About the author

Cardwell C. Nuckols, Ph.D., is a partner and board member of American Enterprises Solutions, Inc. An expert in behavioral medicine for over 20 years, he has authored more that 30 journal articles, 14 books and pamphlets, and the bestseller Cocaine: Dependency to Recovery and Roadblocks to Recovery. He has received the Gooderham Award for outstanding contributions to the alcohol and drug addiction field and lives in Apopka, Florida.