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 more.
Here is a balanced book that offers insights on the fundamental aspects of addictive and psychiatric disorders when they intersect and overlap. Comorbidity of Addictive and Psychiatric Disorders directs particular attention to interactions between addictive and psychiatric states and discusses complex questions regarding diagnosis and treatment. It covers the most recent research and presents a unique blending of clinical practice and research...
In this highly informative book on the sociocultural interactions between alcoholism and drug abuse, experts explore the relationship of such factors as ethnicity, family, religion, and gender to chemical abuse and address important implications for treatment.
Stimmel (graduate medical education, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City) presents this updated version of the text, The Facts About Drug Use originally published in 1992. The updated edition contains new information about the effects of alcohol and recreational, mood-altering drugs on the body, including who typically uses drugs and why
Drug Abuse and Social Policy in America analyzes why our current policy on the use of licit and illicit mood-altering drugs has failed. It addresses differences between decriminalization, legalization, and "zero tolerance" - areas and philosophies that are poorly understood - and suggests a multipronged approach to diminishing inappropriate drug use.
