Arnold M. Washton is an American psychologist, author, researcher, and educator working in the field of addiction psychology. He has written ten textbooks, four monographs published by the Hazelden Foundation, and over 30 articles in refereed journals. His work has influenced policy on addiction research and treatment.[1] He continues to provide professional training through the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University.[2][3][4]
Starting in the early 1980s, he highlighted the emerging issue of cocaine use in the United States and contributed to the understanding of its addictive properties.[6][7][8] has been active in understanding the role of medication assisted treatment for addiction, including the role of opioid antagonists such as naloxone and naltrexone.[9][10][11] Washton has developed approaches to addiction for professionals struggling with substance abuse.[12][13] He has promoted evidence-based treatment protocol for substance abuse, including marijuana abuse,[14][15][16] and has published on protocols for outpatient treatment of substance abuse.[17][18]
He has been quoted in the press as a commentator on addiction issues, especially on topics related to challenges faced by professionals.[19][20][21]
Clinical work
In 1998, Washton founded Recovery Options,[22] a private practice in New York City. With his wife, Loraine Washton, he formed The Washton Group[23] in Princeton, NJ, offering a range of online telehealth addiction and mental health services. The Washton Group specializes in the treatment of executives, professionals, and their families. Treatment incorporates group and individual therapy to support diverse substance use goals, including abstinence, harm reduction, and alcohol moderation. In clinical practice, and in publications, he advances the thesis that "willpower" should not be viewed as a necessary and sufficient condition for recovery.[24][25]
Academic positions
In addition to his clinical practice, Washton provides professional training recognized by the Society of Addiction Psychology[26] through the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University.[3]
Washton has written ten textbooks published between 1987 and 2023, four monographs published by the Hazelden Foundation (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation),[27] and over 30 articles in refereed journals, including early investigation of the efficacy of Naltrexone.[28] "Treating Alcohol and Drug Problems in Psychotherapy Practice: Doing What Works", co-authored with Joan Zweben, was published in 2006 and updated in 2023.[29][30][31]
Selected publications
Washton AM, Gold MS. (Eds.) (1987). Cocaine: A clinician’s handbook. New York: Guilford.
Washton, AM. (1989). Cocaine addiction: treatment, recovery, and relapse prevention. New York: Norton Professional Books.
Washton AM, Boundy D. (1989C). Cocaine and crack: What you need to know. Hillside, New Jersey: Enslow Publishers/
Washton AM, Boundy D. (1990). Willpower’s not enough: Recovering from addictions of every kind. William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (September 26, 1990)
Washton AM. Quitting cocaine. (1990). Center City, MN: Hazelden.
Washton AM. Staying off cocaine. (1990). Center City, MN: Hazelden.
Washton AM Maintaining recovery. (1990). Center City, MN: Hazelden.
Washton AM, Stone-Washton, N. (1991). Step Zero: Getting to recovery. Center City, MN: Harper-Hazelden.
Washton AM (Ed.). (1985). Psychotherapy and substance abuse: A practitioner’s handbook. New York:Guilford.
Washton, AM. (2008). Quitting cocaine: your personal recovery plan. Center City, MN: Hazelden.
Washton, AM, Zweben, JZ. (2009) .Cocaine and methamphetamine addiction: treatment, recovery, and relapse prevention. New York: Norton Professional Books.
Washton, AM, Zweben, J.E. (2nd Edition, 2023). Treating Alcohol Drug Problems in Psychotherapy Practice Doing What Works New York, Guilford.
^Washton, Arnold M.; Boundy, Donna (1990). Willpower's not enough: understanding and recovering from addictions of every kind (First HarperPerennial ed.). New York, NY: Harper Paperbacks. ISBN978-0-06-091969-6.
^Washton, Arnold M.; Zweben, Joan E. (2006). Treating alcohol and drug problems in psychotherapy practice: doing what works. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN978-1-57230-077-4.
^Washton, Arnold M.; Zweben, Joan E. (2023). Treating alcohol and drug problems in psychotherapy practice: doing what works (Second ed.). New York: The Guilford Press. ISBN978-1-4625-5092-0.
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