The Clinical Manual for Treatment of Alcoholism and Addictions provides a concise overview of addiction treatment issues relevant to clinicians who are involved in the care of patients with substance use disorders.

Magnitude of the problem -- Neurobiology of addictive disorders and the disease concept -- Evaluation and assessment -- Definition, presentation, and diagnosis -- Natural histories of substance abuse -- Violence and suicide, injury, corrections, and forensics -- Behavioral addictions -- Children and adolescents -- Specific populations -- General hospital and primary care settings -- Treatment modalities -- Treatment approaches -- Public health issues.