Loosening the Grip: A Handbook of Alcohol Information (Loosening the Grip, 5th ed) [Paperback]

Jean Kinney (Author), Gwen Leaton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1994 | ISBN-10: 0815150717 | ISBN-13: 978-0815150718 | Edition: 5th

Detailed, readable coverage of the psychological factors, physical complications, treatment options, and family concerns associated with alcohol and its abuse. This new edition reflects an increased current awareness of cultural diversity, with less "skid row" stereotyping of alcohol abusers.

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About the Author

Jean Kinney, Lecturer in Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, was the Associate Director of the Alcohol Counselor Training Program at Dartmouth conducted between 1972 and 1978. That program that was the impetus for this text. Upon completion of the Alcohol Counselor Training Program, she became the Director Project Cork, a program established to develop and implement a model curriculum for medical student education. At the completion of Project Cork, the Resource Center that was established as part of that effort, was transferred to the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs of the State of Vermont's Department of Health. Professor Kinney oversees this Resource Center that continues to serves as a resource for substance abuse and health-care professionals statewide and nationally. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: William C Brown Pub; 5th edition (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815150717
• ISBN-13: 978-0815150718
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #601,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A time-tested classic, April 12, 2000

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Darril R. Gibson (Virginia Beach, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Loosening the Grip : A Handbook of Alcohol Information, 6th Edition (Paperback)

Working in the field of alcohol abuse and prevetion for over ten years, I consider this a valuable reference in my library. Kinney and Leaton explain concepts in easy to understand terms while not skimping on necessary details. There are often comic drawings in the margins which humorously go to the heart of the topic; instead of belittling the topics, these drawings serve to bring the topics to life. Currently working as a trainer, I find myself often going back to this book for reminders and clarifications.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Book has been fully updated, January 10, 2008

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John Korkow "John Korkow" (Vermillion, South Dakota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Loosening the Grip: A Handbook of Alcohol Information (Paperback)

I will be using this text in my introductory Intro to Alcohol class, have fully reviewed it, and am very happy with the revisions. The text is very readable, up to date, and accurate. I hope my students enjoy the revision as I have.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive text, April 11, 2000

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This review is from: Loosening the Grip : A Handbook of Alcohol Information, 6th Edition (Paperback)

Loosening the Grip is comprehensive in its coverage of a broad range of aspects of alcohol use as well as alcoholism. It reviews historical perspectives, etiology of disease, medical aspects and special populations, and in its 6th edition, has remained abreast of scientific and cultural changes in the field of alcoholism treatment. It has a reader friendly appearance, using cartoons metaphorically to emphasize points. Very useful all-around info on the subject.