Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-170) and index.

Is substance abuse a serious problem? Addiction rates are increasing among Baby Boomers / Elaine Appleton Grant -- Substance abuse is a problem on college campuses / UniversityChic.com -- Substance abuse is a problem in the workplace / James Schuster, as told to Smart Business Week -- Substance abuse in the workplace is declining / Marketwire -- Drug and alcohol abuse damages family relationships / Beth Aileen Lameman -- Drug addiction is a brain disease / National Institute on Drug Abuse -- Drug addiction is not a brain disease / Sally Satel and Scott Lilienfeld -- Is intervention the best approach to addiction? -- Experts differ on which intervention models are most effective / Sarah Kershaw -- The American model of intervention may not be the best approach in other countries / Emine Saner -- Harm reduction is the best approach when addicts will not quit using / Tim Morrison -- Drug and alcohol addictions often go untreated / National Institute on Drug Abuse -- Who should be involved in substance abuse interventions? Businesses have an obligation to intervene in cases of workplace addiciton / Bob Poznanovich -- Family and friends play important roles in interventions / Nancy Doyle Palmer -- Families involved in interventions should seek help and support / Gerard "Jerry" J. Egan -- Doctors should be trained to intervene during routine medical care / Larry M. Gentlello -- Should interventions be televised? Interventions make good television / Natasha Vargas-Cooper -- Interventions do not belong on television / Louise Stanger -- The producer of Intervention was not legally obligated to prevent an impaired person from driving / Jeremy W. Peters -- The producer of Intervention was ethically obligated to prevent an impaired person from driving / Bruce Weinstein.