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Drug abuse sourcebook: basic consumer health information about illicit substances of abuse and the misuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications ...
2004, Omnigraphics
in English
- 2nd ed
0780807405 9780780807402
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Table of Contents
pt. I. An introduction to drug abuse
1. Understanding drug abuse and addiction in the United States
2. Trends in adolescent drug abuse
3. Minorities and drugs
4. Women, pregnancy, and drug use trends
5. Drug use and crime
6. The controlled substances act
7. Speaking out against drug legalization
8. Arguing against marijuana prohibition
9. Medical marijuana : a controversy
pt. II. The nature of drug addiction
10. Why people take drugs
11. How casual drug use leads to addiction
12. Early marijuana use is associated with later abuse of other drugs
13. Teen cigarette smoking and marijuana abuse
14. Stress and drug abuse
15. The addicted brain : why such poor decisions?
16. Exploring myths about drug addiction
17. Eating disorders and drug abuse
pt. III. Drugs of abuse
18. Cocaine
19. Crack
20. Dextromethorphan (DXM)
21. Ectasy (MDMA)
22. Foxy
23. Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
24. Heroin
25. Inhalants
26. Ketamine
27. Khat
28. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
29. Marijuana
30. Methadone
31. Methamphetamine and other amphetamines
32. Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
33. OxyContin
34. Phencyclidine (PCP)
35. Prescription drugs
36. Psilocybin
37. Rohypnol (Flunitrazepam)
38. Steroids
39. Yaba
pt. IV. Treating drug abuse
40. Recognizing drug paraphernalia
41. Frequently asked questions about drug addiction treatment
42. Major types of drug treatment approaches
43. Scientifically tested drug treatment components
44. Drug addiction treatment medications
45. Dual diagnosis and integrated treatment of mental illness and substance abuse disorder
46. Frequently asked questions about intervention
47. What to do if your child is using drugs
48. Access to recovery : taking action to heal America's substance users
49. Barriers to drug abuse treatment
50. New insights into relapse
pt. V. Health risks related to drug abuse
51. Hepatitis C and drug abuse
52. AIDS and drug abuse
53. Drug use and infectious diseases
54. Fetal and childhood development
55. Significant deficits in mental skills observed in toddlers exposed to cocaine before birth
56. Methamphetamine abuse linked to brain damage
57. Drugged driving
58. Risky sexual activity and drug abuse
59. Drug use and risk of suicide among youths
pt. VI. Drug abuse prevention
60. Lessons from prevention research
61. Talking to your child about drugs
62. A parent's guide to preventing inhalant abuse
63. Drug abuse prevention programs
64. "Keepin' It REAL" program reduces alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use
65. Employee assistance programs and treatment
66. Drug testing
67. Ethnic identification and cultural ties may help prevent drug use
pt. VII. Additional help and information
68. Drug abuse and addiction terms
69. Drug-related street terms
70. Director of drug abuse information, prevention, and treatment organizations
An introduction to drug abuse
The nature of drug addiction
Drugs of abuse
Treating drug abuse
Health risks related to drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Additional help and information
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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