Addictions category: 667 books
by Willm Mistral
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2013
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Emerging Perspectives on Substance Misuse addresses theoretical, practice and policy issues with regard to the problematic use of alcohol and illegal drugs.
Comprises chapters from some of the most internationally well-known academics and practitioners representing...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
Drug use and abuse continues to thrive in contemporary society worldwide and the instance and damage caused by addiction increases along with availability. The Effects of Drug Abuse on the Human Nervous System presents objective, state-of-the-art information on the impact of drug abuse on the human...
by Gerard J. Connors, Stephen A. Maisto, Ronda L. Dearing
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are widespread, and the individual and societal problems associated with these disorders have made the study and treatment of alcohol use disorders a clinical research priority. Research over the past several decades has led to the development of excellent empirically...
Dopers in Uniform
The Hidden World of Police on Steroids
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
The recorded use of deadly force against unarmed suspects and sustained protest from the Black Lives Matter movement, among others, have ignited a national debate about excessive violence in American policing. Missing from the debate, however, is any discussion of a factor that is almost certainly...
Smoking
Individual Differences, Psychopathology, And Emotion
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Therapist's Guide to Addiction Medicine
A Handbook for Addiction Counselors and Therapists
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Focuses on the essential biological and medical knowledge that a therapist or counselor should have if he or she desires to work effectively in addiction treatment.
Explains addiction's scientific and nonscientific elements in a generally easy-to-read format.
Written by an addiction...
Opiate Receptors, Neurotransmitters, and Drug Dependence
Basic Science-Clinical Correlates
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Experts address the role of neuromodulators and opiate receptors in alcohol and drug dependence. They present innovative research techniques, new discoveries, and possible clinical correlates that allow for a much greater understanding of the clinical phenomena surrounding alcohol and narcotic use....
Out-Patient Treatment of Alcoholism
A Study of Outcome and Its Determinants
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1966
This book reports the findings of a study of the treatment of alcoholism in the out-patient clinics and the related in-patient facilities of state-supported alcoholism programmes in the United States. The authors compared a number of clinics simultaneously, and were thus able to investigate the influence...
Alcohol Problems in the United States
Twenty Years of Treatment Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Alcohol Problems in the United States: Twenty Years of Treatment Perspective presents an overview of trends in the treatment of alcohol problems over a 20-year period from three vantage points: broader treatment perspectives, experienced views from the field, and personal perspectives. Some of the...
Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment in the United States
Exemplary Models from a National Evaluation Study
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
You don’t have to reinvent the wheel--select and implement an effective substance abuse program from this essential book!
This essential book is the first ever published on exemplary models of adolescent drug treatment. It delivers detailed descriptions of exemplary drug treatment models...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Bringing together leading experts, this book demonstrates the unique value of brief motivational interventions for addressing adolescent alcohol and other substance use in a range of clinical contexts. It presents cutting-edge knowledge on the etiology and developmental context of adolescent addictive...
Screening, Assessment, and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
Evidence-based practices, community and organizational setting in the era of integrated care
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2018
There is a clear and pressing need for health professionals, including social workers, to be trained in evidence-based practices (EBPs) in the area of substance use disorders (SUD). The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and other national organizations and government...
by Richard N. Rosenthal
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2003
Dual Diagnosis, the second volume in the Key Readings in Addiction Psychiatry Series, broadly illuminates the nature, presentation, evaluation and treatment of persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. Selected from high quality, peer-reviewed journals, the presented articles are...
Substance Abuse and Dependence in Adolescence
Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Recent years have seen a growth in the numbers of studies of substance abuse and dependence in adolescence, focusing on prevalence, risk factors, comorbidity, course and outcome. At the same time, numerous prevention and intervention strategies have been developed. Substance Abuse and Dependence in...