<DIV><p>The author uses his expertise, developed over thirty-five years of addiction medicine practice, to give therapists and counselors the knowledge and tools they must have in order to work effectively in addiction treatment.</p><p><B>Barry Solof, MD, FASAM</B>, is a graduate of Yale Medical School and has been practicing addiction medicine for thirty-five years. He is the medical director of Michaels' House, a nationally recognized rehabilitation facility for addiction and co-occurring disorders, located in Palm Springs, California.</p><BR></DIV>