Addiction - Drugs - Adult Products

By Julie Hogan

Since the first edition, the substance abuse prevention field has significantly changed. This book will provide the student with an new orientation to the changing field of substance abuse which includes three sections; Part I – the changing face of prevention knowledge; Part II - the changing face…

Paperback – 2016-12-01 
Routledge

By Michael D. Lyman

Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and Control, 8th Edition, focuses on the many critical areas of America's drug problem, providing a foundation for rational decision-making within this complex and multi-disciplinary field. Lyman offers a comprehensive big-picture examination of the U.S. drug…

Paperback – 2016-10-25 
Routledge

Edited by Ilana Belle Glass

International in its scope and multidisciplinary in its approach, The International Handbook of Addiction Behaviour, originally published in 1991, set a new agenda in the addictions field. This volume brings together the full variety of scientific approaches to addiction behaviour. It broke new…

Hardback – 2016-09-20
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Routledge Library Editions: Addictions

Edited by David J. Sanger, Derek E. Blackman

The study of drug effects on behaviour and psychological processes has a long history. Developments in the decade prior to first publication had been based on a more adequate synthesis than hitherto of psychology and pharmacology, and as a result great progress was made in establishing…

Hardback – 2016-09-20
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Routledge Library Editions: Addictions

Edited by Barry Stimmel

Originally published in 1983, in an attempt to provide a broader knowledge base to aid both treatment and prevention, experts examine topics such as the need for an holistic approach to therapy, sexual functioning, drug abusing youths in inner city neighbourhoods, the role of the family, and much…

Hardback – 2016-09-20
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Routledge Library Editions: Addictions

Edited by Derek Richter

Originally published in 1980, recent research had produced new insights into how, at the biochemical level, alcohol and other drugs of abuse can impair metabolic and neuropsychiatric functions. Epidemiological studies were also demonstrating that even moderate drinking or drug abuse can produce…

Hardback – 2016-09-20
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Routledge Library Editions: Addictions

Edited by Susanne MacGregor

Responding to Drug Misuse provides a unique insight into the current shape of the drugs treatment system in England. Reporting findings from research linked to the government's ten year drugs strategy Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain, the book places these in the context of policy, practice…

Paperback – 2016-07-18
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Edited by Willm Mistral

Integrated Approaches to Drug and Alcohol Problems: Action on Addiction provides a pathway through the field of addiction, giving a clear description of points along that path, from the beginning of problematic use of drugs and alcohol, to treatment, support, recovery and reintegration in society.…

Paperback – 2016-04-14
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Edited by Mark Sanders

This book is dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and recovery of African Americans with substance use disorders. African Americans are disproportionately represented in the addictions, criminal justice, and child welfare systems. It is clear that, when their culturally specific needs are not…

Paperback – 2015-09-04
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Edited by Verner Mller, Ivan Waddington, John M. Hoberman

Doping has become one of the most important and high-profile issues in contemporary sport. Shocking cases such as that of Lance Armstrong and the US Postal cycling team have exposed the complicated relationships between athletes, teams, physicians, sports governing bodies, drugs providers, and…

Hardback – 2015-06-23
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Routledge International Handbooks

By Shahram Heshmat

Addiction: A Behavioral Economic Perspective focuses on the behavioral economics of addiction to explain why someone decides and act against her own well-being. It answers the questions of what accounts for self-defeating behavior patterns and how do we best motivate individuals to act according…

Paperback – 2015-06-15
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By Jim Orford, Guillermina Natera, Alex Copello, Carol Atkinson, Jazmin Mora, Richard Velleman, Ian Crundall, Marcela Tiburcio, Lorna Templeton, Gwen Walley

What difference does culture make? Coping with Alcohol and Drug Problems: The Experiences of Family Members in Three Contrasting Cultures aims to deepen and extend understanding of the experiences of family members trying to cope with the excessive drinking or drug taking of a…

Paperback – 2014-12-23
Routledge