American Academy of Health Behavior New Members and Member Updates https://aahb.org/ American Academy of Health Behavior blog posts American Academy of Health Behavior Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:45:08 GMT Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:45:08 GMT Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:07:39 GMT New Title from former AAHB President Dr. Dennis L. Thomas <p>The authoritative text that has helped generations of students and practitioners build foundational knowledge about substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors is now in a revised and updated sixth edition. In one accessible volume, the text comprehensively reviews major theories of addiction and their implications for helping people recover. Keys to evidence-based prevention and treatment are highlighted throughout. Chapters address disease models of addiction; public health and prevention approaches; dual diagnosis; psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive, and family systems models; sociocultural approaches; behavioral addictions, such as gambling; and motivational models. Student-friendly features include illustrative clinical vignettes, end-of-chapter summaries, and review questions.</p> <p><strong>New to This Edition</strong></p> <ul> <li>Important developments in research, theory, clinical intervention, and prevention.</li> <li>The evolving opioid overdose epidemic, the changing legal landscape of cannabis, and the proliferation of e-cigarette use.</li> <li>New or expanded coverage of epigenetics, sociocultural determinants of addiction, and stigma, plus updates on harm reduction, 12-step, and psychoanalytic models.</li> <li>Discussions of new diagnoses in ICD-11: gaming disorder and compulsive sexual behavior disorder.</li> </ul> <p>Are you a professor interested in adopting this title for course use? Click <a href="https://sampling.vitalsource.com/publisher/products/introduction-to-addictive-behaviors-dennis-l-thombs-cynthia-j-v9781462564354?term=9781462564354" target="_blank">here</a> to access your free digital professor copy.</p> https://aahb.org/New-Members-and-Member-Updates/13735109 https://aahb.org/New-Members-and-Member-Updates/13735109 Steve Rowe