Addictions category: 667 books
by R. H. Ettinger
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
With increases in the prevalence of psychiatric and behavioral disorders and rapid advances in the development of new drug therapies, there is an increasing need to present the science behind these developments. Students and educators are often confronted with conflicting and exaggerated claims about...
by Hamed Ekhtiari, Martin Paulus
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2016
Neuroscience for Addiction Medicine: From Prevention to Rehabilitation - Methods and Interventions is the latest volume from Progress in Brain Research focusing on new trends and developments in addiction research. This established international series examines major areas of basic and clinical research...
Summary & Study Guide - Mind over Meds
Know When Drugs Are Necessary, When Alternatives Are Better - and When to Let Your Body Heal on Its Own
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2017
Are you using any of these medications?
antibiotics;
statins;
medications for GERD;
antihistamines;
medications for the common cold and the flu;
sleep aids;
steroids;
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs);
psychiatric medications for adults;
psychiatric medications for children;
medications...
The Thirteenth Step
Addiction in the Age of Brain Science
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
The past thirty years have witnessed a revolution in the science of addiction, yet we still rely on outdated methods of treatment. Expensive new programs for managing addiction are also flourishing, but since they are not based in science, they offer little benefit to people who cannot afford to lose...
Pharmacology and Treatment of Substance Abuse
Evidence and Outcome Based Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Given the prevalence of substance abuse in general clinical populations, it is important for healthcare providers to have knowledge and skill in the treatment of these problems. Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) involves the integration of the best evidence with clinical expertise and patient values....
by Carlton K. Erickson, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
**An updated and expanded edition on the roles that brain function and genetics play in addiction. **
Over the past 10 years, neurobiologic and genetic research has provided an increased understanding of what causes drug addiction in the brain’s reward pathway. Knowing this leads to a better...
Loving Our Addicted Daughters Back to Life
A Guidebook for Parents
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2015
The latest information on gender-specific treatment of addiction and recovery can be found in this go-to manual for parents seeking direction to help their daughters. Step-by-step guidelines present tools for recognizing substance abuse in young women; communicating with them and their care providers;...
by Phillip Duke
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
It is summer in the terribly hot stinking Southside Chicago slaughterhouse that is now a Heroin shooting gallery, and the older of three Heroin addicts is telling the other two, a man and a woman, about this place they are in.The addicts are sittng on utterly filthy burst open mattresses, covered...
Stop Gambling for Good
Overcome Reckless Risk Taking with Dr. Prasad's Proven Program
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2005
Learn to make responsible choices and put an end to compulsive betting, spending, and risk-taking.
Many people make trips to the casinos, or play their favorite numbers in the lotto. But when does a harmless pastime become a dangerous addiction? Even "successful" gamblers who don't bet more...
The Miracle of Fatima Mansions
An Escape from Drug Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2007
The Miracle of Fatima Mansions traces a young man’s terrifying descent into a life of drug addiction, crime and prostitution, against the backdrop of the cultural and sexual revolution of the 60s and 70s. Drawn by the bright lights and emerging drug-scene of ‘Swinging London’, Shay Byrne left...
Fundamentals of LGBT Substance Use Disorders
Multiple Identities, Multiple Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
?In this new book, the successor to the classic in the field Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Substance Abusers: Dual Identities by Dana G. Finnegan and Emily B. McNally, Michael Shelton reviews the empirical literature and synthesizes what we know about the prevalence of LGBT substance...
Scripting Addiction
The Politics of Therapeutic Talk and American Sobriety
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
Scripting Addiction takes readers into the highly ritualized world of mainstream American addiction treatment. It is a world where clinical practitioners evaluate how drug users speak about themselves and their problems, and where the ideal of "healthy" talk is explicitly promoted, carefully...
by Michael J. Taleff, PhD, CSAC
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2009
"The aspects of the book related to the philosophy of science and cognitive science (inductive and deductive reasoning, biases, and heuristics) are distilled in reasonable and useful ways. I recommend this book to those addiction professionals who want to create their own framework for ethical...
Swimming with Crocodiles
The Culture of Extreme Drinking
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2008
There is evidence that a distinct pattern of alcohol consumption is emerging across the world and is a cause for concern because of its relationship with a range of health and social problems. Its visibility, particularly its high involvement of young people, makes this not only an issue for public...