Description
Book SynopsisThis book offers an accessible and comprehensive yet compact description of various forms of addiction, a disorder suffered by one in every 10 people in the United States.Now thought of as a brain disorder, addiction affects millions of individuals, their families, and society at large. Written by experts who treat people with addiction, this text provides an up-to-date explanation of different addictions with respect to their history, treatments, and related research. Readers will understand the causes, complications, and treatment of addictions after reading this text.Chapters cover the most serious addictions to drugsalcohol, tobacco, opioids, stimulants, inhalants, and sedative hypnoticsand to highly addictive activity now recognized as a behavioral addiction, gambling. Research into these addictions and treatments for each specific addiction are reviewed. Chapters also consider rapidly changing issues related to addiction, including the increase in deaths due to the opioid
Trade ReviewThis supportive and authoritative reference will be of solid use to students, beginning researchers, and family members of addicts looking for broad guidance. * Library Journal *
Table of ContentsSeries Foreword Introduction 1 Alcohol
Frances R. Frankenburg 2 Cannabis
Frances R. Frankenburg 3 Gambling
Jennifer Grant, Joshua B. Grubbs, and Shane W. Kraus 4 Hallucinogens
Frances R. Frankenburg 5 Inhalants
Frances R. Frankenburg 6 Opioids
Caroline A. Arout and Mehmet Sofuoglu 7 Sedatives
Amanda U. von Horn and Anna Terajewicz LaRose 8 Stimulants
Frances R. Frankenburg and Amy Yule 9 Tobacco
Megan M. Kelly Glossary For Further Reading About the Editor and Contributors Index
