Alcohol : its history, pharmacology, and treatment / Mark Edmund Rose and Cheryl J. Cherpitel.

Center City, Minn. : Hazelden, [2011], ©2011.

ix, 371 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History of alcohol use, alcoholism, and treatment in the United States -- The demographics of alcohol abuse and alcoholism -- Societal impact of alcohol use and dependence -- The science of alcohol and alcoholism -- Alcohol withdrawal and its management -- Twelve step and other self-help therapies -- Professional treatment of alcoholism -- Meditation and recovery from alcoholism -- Trends in the treatment of alcoholism -- Epilogue.