Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, and the Road to Recovery
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-0553-3 (ISBN)
who typically uses drugs and the reasons why they do
how to classify mood-altering drugs
how to identify and treat drug dependency
areas of special concern such as multiple drug use, AIDS and drug use, drugs and pregnancy, drugs and sports, and drug testing technology
Chapter by chapter, this nonjudgmental book helps readers develop a better understanding of the effects of mood-altering substances and the reasons many continue to use them despite serious consequences. This is a valuable key to the nature of dependency and addiction, and the external forces (including poverty and homelessness) that promote such behavior.
Barry Stimmel
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I. BASIC CONCEPTS
Chapter 1. Who Uses Drugs?
Drugs and the Young
Adults and Drug Use
Ethnicity and Drug Use
Drugs and the Work Place
Drug Use Among the Affluent
Summary
Chapter 2. Classifying Mood-Altering Drugs
Types of Classification
Differences and Similarities Among Drug Groups
Designer Drugs
Club Drugs
Performance-Enhancinhg Drugs
Summary
Chapter 3. Habituation, Dependency, and Addiction
Defining Terms
Effects of Drugs on the Brain
Chapter 4. Why People Use Drugs
Initiating Drug Use
Biological Determinants
Psychological Factors
Environment and Conditioning
Conclusion
Chapter 5. Identifying Inappropriate Drug Use and Drug Dependency
Signs and Symptoms of Drug Use
Addressing Drug Abuse in Your Children
Laboratory Aids to Identify Alcohol and Drug Use
Value of Identifying the Drug User
Chapter 6. Treating Drug Dependency
Available Treatment Modalities
Evaluation of Treatment
After Treatment
The Law and Drug Treatment
PART II. MOOD-ALTERING DRUGS
Chapter 7. Alcohol
Patterns of Use
Costs of Drinking
Common Alcoholic Beverages
How Alcohol Is Handled by the Body
Effects of Environment
Interaction with Other Drugs
Dependency and Withdrawal
Adverse Effects
Diagnosis
Reasons for Excessive Drinking
Alcoholism: A Disease or a Psychological Disorder?
Summary
Chapter 8. Central Nervous System Depressants and Antianxiety Agents
Patterns of Use
Barbiturates
Nonbarbiturate Hypnotics and Sedatives
Other Central Nervous System Depressants
Benzodiazepines
Miscellaneous Antianxiety Agents
Chapter 9. Powerful Hallucinogens, Phencyclidine, and Ecstasy
Classification
Adverse Effects of Hallucinogens
Ecstasy
Phencyclidine
Ketamine
Chapter 10. Marijuana
Reefer Madness
Patterns of Use
Tolerance, Dependency, and Withdrawal
Adverse Effects
Moving to Stronger Drugs
Medical Uses of Marijuana
Conclusion
Chapter 11. Opiates and Opioids
Opium Preparations
Action of Opioids on the Brain
Effects of Opioids on the Body
Tolerance, Dependency, and Withdrawal
Opioids Susceptible to Nonmedical Use
Opiate Agonists—Antagonists
Partial Opioid Receptor Agonists
Chapter 12. Heroin Addiction
Heroin from Opium: The Street Trade
Getting High and Coming Down
Prevalence
Adverse Effects
The Challenge of Treating Heroin Addiction
Measuring Treatment Effectiveness
Chapter 13. Amphetamines, Amphetamine-Like Drugs, and Caffeine
Amphetamines
Amphetamine-Like Drugs
Caffeine
Chapter 14. Cocaine
Patterns of Use
Cocaine Metabolism
Dependency, Tolerance, and Addiction
Adverse Effects of Cocaine
Treatment of Cocaine Dependency
Chapter 15. Nicotine
Cigarette Smokers Today
Available Nicotine Products
Ingredients in Tobacco
Dependency, Tolerance, Addiction, and Withdrawal
Adverse Effects of Smoking
Treatment
Chapter 16. Volatile Solvents, Anesthetics, and Organic Nitrites
Volatile Solvents
Anesthetic Agents
Organic Nitrites
PART III. AREAS OF SPECIAL CONCERN
Chapter 17. Multiple Drug Use
Alcohol and Other Drugs
Smoking and Drug Use
Opioids
Cocaine
Marijuana
Treatment
Chapter 18. AIDS and Drug Use
HIV: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Preventing HIV Transmission
Treatment of AIDS
Relationship Between the Use of Non-Injecting Mood-Altering Drugs and HIV Infection
Summary
Chapter 19. Drugs, Pregnancy, and the Newborn
Incidence of Drug Use During Pregnancy
General Effects of Drugs on Pregnancy Outcome
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Treatment of Drug Use and Dependency During Pregnancy
Prevention of Drug Use During Pregnancy
Chapter 20. Drugs and Sports
Stimulants
Anabolic Steroids
Growth Hormone
Erythropoietin
Detecting and Preventing Inappropriate Drug Use by Athletes
Appendix A. Drug Use Reporting Sources
Appendix B: List of Commong Names for Drugs
Verlagsort | New York |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 576 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7890-0553-0 / 0789005530 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7890-0553-3 / 9780789005533 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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