{"product_id":"alcoholism-drug-addiction-and-the-road-to-recovery-life-on-the-edge-haworth-therapy-for-the-addictive-disorders-9780789005533","title":"Alcoholism Drug Addiction and the Road to","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGain a fuller understanding of substance addiction and treatment options!Originally published in 1992 as The Facts About Drug Use, this updated edition contains new information about the effects of alcohol and recreational, mood-altering drugs on the body. The multiple causes of drug use and the options available to those dependent on drugs as a way of life are thoroughly and clearly described. Drug use affects nearly 1 out of 2 Americans and cuts across every social and economic boundary. The effects of addiction on the individual are great, and the cumulative effects on society are staggering. Knowledge of the adverse effects of mood-altering drugs and why and how they are used excessively is a centerpiece of this book. It presents, intelligently and interestingly, ways to identify persons at risk and identify problems that the addicted encounter in attempts to become drug free. Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, and the Road to Recovery: Life on the Edge is an essential tool in both fin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePART I. BASIC CONCEPTS \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. Who Uses Drugs? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrugs and the Young \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdults and Drug Use \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEthnicity and Drug Use \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrugs and the Work Place \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrug Use Among the Affluent \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. Classifying Mood-Altering Drugs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypes of Classification \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifferences and Similarities Among Drug Groups \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigner Drugs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClub Drugs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerformance-Enhancinhg Drugs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. Habituation, Dependency, and Addiction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefining Terms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEffects of Drugs on the Brain \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. Why People Use Drugs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInitiating Drug Use \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiological Determinants \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychological Factors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnvironment and Conditioning \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. Identifying Inappropriate Drug Use and Drug Dependency \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigns and Symptoms of Drug Use \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddressing Drug Abuse in Your Children \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaboratory Aids to Identify Alcohol and Drug Use \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValue of Identifying the Drug User \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. Treating Drug Dependency \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable Treatment Modalities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluation of Treatment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter Treatment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Law and Drug Treatment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePART II. MOOD-ALTERING DRUGS \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7. Alcohol \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatterns of Use \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCosts of Drinking \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon Alcoholic Beverages \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Alcohol Is Handled by the Body \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEffects of Environment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInteraction with Other Drugs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDependency and Withdrawal \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdverse Effects \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiagnosis \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReasons for Excessive Drinking \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlcoholism: A Disease or a Psychological Disorder? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8. Central Nervous System Depressants and Antianxiety Agents \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatterns of Use \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarbiturates \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNonbarbiturate Hypnotics and Sedatives \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther Central Nervous System Depressants \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBenzodiazepines \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous Antianxiety Agents \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9. Powerful Hallucinogens, Phencyclidine, and Ecstasy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassification \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdverse Effects of Hallucinogens \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEcstasy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhencyclidine \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKetamine \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10. Marijuana \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReefer Madness \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatterns of Use \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTolerance, Dependency, and Withdrawal \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdverse Effects \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoving to Stronger Drugs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical Uses of Marijuana \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11. Opiates and Opioids \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpium Preparations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAction of Opioids on the Brain \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEffects of Opioids on the Body \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTolerance, Dependency, and Withdrawal \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpioids Susceptible to Nonmedical Use \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpiate Agonists—Antagonists \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePartial Opioid Receptor Agonists \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 12. Heroin Addiction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeroin from Opium: The Street Trade \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting High and Coming Down \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrevalence \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdverse Effects \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Challenge of Treating Heroin Addiction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasuring Treatment Effectiveness \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 13. Amphetamines, Amphetamine-Like Drugs, and Caffeine \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmphetamines \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmphetamine-Like Drugs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaffeine \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 14. Cocaine \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatterns of Use \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCocaine Metabolism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDependency, Tolerance, and Addiction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdverse Effects of Cocaine \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreatment of Cocaine Dependency \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 15. Nicotine \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCigarette Smokers Today \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable Nicotine Products \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngredients in Tobacco \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDependency, Tolerance, Addiction, and Withdrawal \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdverse Effects of Smoking \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreatment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 16. Volatile Solvents, Anesthetics, and Organic Nitrites \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolatile Solvents \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnesthetic Agents \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganic Nitrites \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePART III. AREAS OF SPECIAL CONCERN \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 17. Multiple Drug Use \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlcohol and Other Drugs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmoking and Drug Use \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpioids \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCocaine \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarijuana \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreatment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 18. AIDS and Drug Use \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHIV: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreventing HIV Transmission \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreatment of AIDS \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelationship Between the Use of Non-Injecting Mood-Altering Drugs and HIV Infection \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 19. Drugs, Pregnancy, and the Newborn \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncidence of Drug Use During Pregnancy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral Effects of Drugs on Pregnancy Outcome \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHuman Immunodeficiency Virus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreatment of Drug Use and Dependency During Pregnancy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrevention of Drug Use During Pregnancy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 20. Drugs and Sports \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStimulants \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnabolic Steroids \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowth Hormone \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErythropoietin \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetecting and Preventing Inappropriate Drug Use by Athletes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A. Drug Use Reporting Sources \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B: List of Commong Names for Drugs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018444013911,"sku":"9780789005533","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780789005533.jpg?v=1750776907","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/alcoholism-drug-addiction-and-the-road-to-recovery-life-on-the-edge-haworth-therapy-for-the-addictive-disorders-9780789005533","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}