In an accessible writing style, this text presents succinct, practical coverage of alcohol and other drug prevention, treatment, and recovery for generalist students, prospective mental health professionals, and allied professionals.
This book examines this deadly social issue through these case studies highlighting 13 different countries from around the world.
The new edition inclues a new chapter on "Co-Occurring Disorders and Other Special Populations," new information on cultural competencies and intervening with special populations such as the elderly and LGBTQQI, and new information on risk ...
Another of Shulgin's books, The Simple Plant Isoquinolines (2002; with Wendy E. Perry), is somewhat more technically oriented. In 2008, his first two laboratory books were scanned and placed online. During the last years of his life, ...
Also New to This Edition: Applied case examples articulate key chapter concepts through realistic, personalized scenarios.
In: D Spiegler, D Tate, S Aitken et al (eds) Alcohol Use Among US Ethnic Minorities. Research Monograph No. 18. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Rockville, MD. Hecht M (1973) Children of alcoholics are children at ...
Shargel L, Wu-Pong S, Yu A. Applied biopharmaceutics & pharmacokinetics. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2012. Flomenbaum NE, Goldfrank LR, Hoffman RS, Howland MA, Lewin NA, Nelson LS. Goldfrank's toxicologic emergencies. 8th ed.
In addition to describing the nature of licit and illicit drugs, the beneficial and harmful effects drugs can have on the human body, and factors that may lead to abuse and/or substance abuse, this book covers subtopics such as drug testing ...
The premier text on substance abuse and addictive behaviors is now in its updated and expanded Fourth Edition, with up-to-the-minute insights from more than 150 experts at the front lines of patient management and research.
This book looks at the most common forms of substance abuse among teens. It also describes ways abuse can be recognized, and most importantly, how teens can get help—for themselves and/or their peers.
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Substance Abuse: Pharmacologic and Developmental Perspectives
Substance abuse is so prevalent that it needs to be considered in any health or psycho-social assessment. This is especially true if a patient complains of ... For example, asking, “How many six packs of beer do you drink in a night?
Research has long shown that the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs is the single most serious health problem in the United States, straining the health care system, burdening...
This book describes how to use state-of-the-art screening techniques, and how to understand and motivate patients to decrease or eliminate harmful use of alcohol and drugs.
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Although the term "administrator" is used most often to describe the audience for this book, the terms "executive" and "director" appear as well and are used interchangeably with administrator.
Designed as a 'one-stop shopping' tool for anyone interested in or affected by substance abuse, this book provides detailed discussions that include the history, chemistry, biology, epidemiology, and salient characteristics of the most ...
Each title in the Allyn & Bacon Johnson & Grant Casebook Series presents three to four in-depth cases in a different topic area, prefaced by an introduction to generalist social...
"Here's what your colleagues are saying: ""I would utilize this text for the foundation class. It offers the beginning student a great overview of most of the relevant topics necessary....This text is accessible.