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.Barry Solof, MD, FASAM, 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.