Originally published: 2007.

Introduction to drug courts / Glade F. Roper -- The disease of addiction / S. Alex Stalcup -- The biologic basis of drug and alcohol addiction / Olga A. Katz, Nikita B. Katz and Steven Mandel -- The sociologic basis of drug and alcohol addiction / Noosha Niv -- The physical consequences of drug and alcohol abuse / Hitoshi Nakaishi -- Drugs and alcohol in pregnancy and the affected children / Ira J. Chasnoff -- The social consequences of drug and alcohol abuse / Heather R. Hayes and Julie M. Queler -- The pharmacologic treatment of alcohol and drug addiction / Nikita B. Katz, Olga A. Katz and Steven Mandel -- Co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders / Edward L. Hendrickson and Bert Pepper -- Counseling strategies / Kathy R. Lay and Lucy J. King -- Client life skills training / Jerri E. Thompson, Rick A. Thompson and James E. Lessenger -- Self-help and mutual aid organizations / Anne M. Herron and Dee S. Owens -- Building supportive services in drug courts / Dennis A. Reilly -- Drug testing methods / Karl Auerbach -- The drug and alcohol testing process / Richard L. McIntire, James E. Lessenger and Glade F. Roper -- Drug testing scams / Richard L. McIntire and James E. Lessenger -- Analysis of drug testing results / Olga A. Katz [and others] -- Juvenile drug courts / Cheryl L. Asmus and Denise E. Colombini -- Drug court organization and operations / Glade F. Roper and James E. Lessenger -- The legal basis for drug courts / Glade F. Roper -- Drug court funding options / Glade F. Rober [and others] -- Strategies for administering rewards and sanctions / Douglas B. Marlowe -- Roadblocks to success / Glade F. Roper -- Probation Strategies / Helen Harberts -- Relapse / Timothy J. Kelly, James M. Gaither, and Lucy J. King -- Law enforcement and drug courts / Ronald R. Thrasher -- Record keeping and statistics / Cary N. Heck and Aaron Roussell -- Policy options for the future / James P. Gray -- Case study of drug court intervention / Glade F. Roper.