First published in 1987,this title addressed the realisation that only a small proportion of problem drinkers ever contacted existing treatment agencies, and that a more comprehensive community-oriented approach should be developed. Including training of primary care health workers and the development of Community Alcohol Teams.

Introduction Tim Stockwell and Sue Clement 1. The Need for a Community Response to Alcohol-Related Problems Jim Orford Part One: Experiments in Early Intervention 2. The Drinkwatchers Experience: A Description and Progress Report on Services for Controlled Drinkers Joe Ruzek 3. Early Intervention in General Practice Peter Anderson 4. DRAMS for Problem Drinkers: The Potential of a Brief Intervention by General Practitioners and Some Evidence of its Effectiveness Nick Heather 5. Early Intervention in the General Hospital Jonathan Chick Part Two: Supporting Other Community Agents 6. The Salford Experiment: An Account of the Community Alcohol Team Approach Sue Clement 7. Consultancy as Part of Community Alcohol Team (CAT) Work Terence Spratley 8. Old Wine in Old Bottles: Why Community Alcohol Teams Will Not Work Stephen Baldwin 9. Alcohol and Drug Dependence: The Case for a Combined Community Response Brian Arbery Part Three: Specialist Community Alcohol Services 10. The Exeter Home Detoxification Project Tim Stockwell 11. The 'ACCEPT' Community Programme for Problem Drinkers: A Comparison with General Hospital-Based Care Gregory Potamianos and Yiannis Papadatos 12. The Residential Alcohol Project: A Deserving Case for Rehabilitation Fred Yates 13. A Therapeutic Day Unit for Alcohol Abusers Alan Cartwright Part Four: Prevention of Alcohol Problems 14. Preventing Alcohol-Related Problems: The Local Dimension Philip Tether. Index.