Drink, Drugs and Dependence : From Science to Clinical Practice

ISBN-13: 9780415279017 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 332 str.

Woody Caan; Jackie de Belleroche

Opis

Caring for clients who are experiencing problems with alcohol or drugs is an increasingly important issue for health and social care professionals. This book guides the reader through the nature of substance use and chemical dependency, covering the physical, psychological, sociological and practical aspects of both legal and illegal substance use. Drink, Drugs and Dependence provides students and practitioners with scientifically-based information on practical issues. It covers: - public health and policy issues - legal substances such as alcohol and tobacco - illegal drugs: effects of dependence, approaches to treatment - future developments. Woody Caan is a Public Health Specialist in Research an Development and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the International Centre for Health and Society, University College London. Jackie de Belleroche is Professor of Neurochemistry at the Imperial College School of Medicine, Charing Cross Hospital

Recenzje

'Both students and established practitioners will benefit from reading and dipping into this book.' - The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

'An addiction text for healthcare professionals that is both readable and worthwhile.' - Addiction

Spis treści

Foreword 1. What is a Drug and What is Addiction? 2. Systematic Effects of Excess Alcohol Consumption 3. Alcohol and the Genetic Predisposition 4. Alcohol and the Brain 5. Alcohol on the Mind 6. The Sociology of Alcohol Abuse 7. Alcohol and Society 8. Smoking and the Lung 9. Smoking: Addiction to Nicotine 10. Helping People to Stop Smoking 11. Molecular Basis of Addiction 12. Ecstasy 13. Adolescent Drug Use and Health: Problems Other Than Dependence 14. The Nature of Heroin and Cocaine Dependence 15. Benzodiazepine Abuse 16. Treatment Options Across the Addictions 17. Rehabilitation: The Long Haul 18. Policing Drug Abuse 19. Prevention

O autorze

Woody Caan, Jackie de Belleroche