Drink, Drugs and Dependence - From Science to Clinical Practice

'Both students and established practitioners will benefit from reading and dipping into this book.' - The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health'An addiction text for healthcare professionals that is both readable and worthwhile.' - Addiction Informationen zum Autor Woody Caan, Jackie de Belleroche Klappentext This book guides the reader through the nature of substance use and chemical dependency, covering the physical, psychological, sociological and practical aspects of both legal and illegal substance use. Zusammenfassung This book guides the reader through the nature of substance use and chemical dependency, covering the physical, psychological, sociological and practical aspects of both legal and illegal substance use. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword 1. What is a Drug and What is Addiction? 2. Systematic Effects of Excess Alcohol Consumption 3. Alcohol and the Genetic Predisposition 4. Alcohol and the Brain 5. Alcohol on the Mind 6. The Sociology of Alcohol Abuse 7. Alcohol and Society 8. Smoking and the Lung 9. Smoking: Addiction to Nicotine 10. Helping People to Stop Smoking 11. Molecular Basis of Addiction 12. Ecstasy 13. Adolescent Drug Use and Health: Problems Other Than Dependence 14. The Nature of Heroin and Cocaine Dependence 15. Benzodiazepine Abuse 16. Treatment Options Across the Addictions 17. Rehabilitation: The Long Haul 18. Policing Drug Abuse 19. Prevention

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• Authors: Woody Caan, Woody Belleroche Caan, Woody De Belleroche Caan, Woody Caan
• Assisted by: Woody Caan (Editor), Caan Woody (Editor), Jackie de Belleroche (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.2002
• EAN: 9780415279017
• ISBN: 978-0-415-27901-7
• No. of pages: 332
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction, Addiction & therapy, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, Addiction and therapy, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects