Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, and the Road to Recovery: Life on the EdgeGain a fuller understanding of substance addiction and treatment options!Originally published in 1992 as The Facts About Drug Use, this updated edition contains new information about the effects of alcohol and recreational, mood-altering drugs on the body. The multiple causes of drug use and the options available to those dependent on drugs as a way of life are thoroughly and clearly described. Drug use affects nearly 1 out of 2 Americans and cuts across every social and economic boundary. The effects of addiction on the individual are great, and the cumulative effects on society are staggering. Knowledge of the adverse effects of mood-altering drugs and why and how they are used excessively is a centerpiece of this book. It presents, intelligently and interestingly, ways to identify persons at risk and identify problems that the addicted encounter in attempts to become drug free. Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, and the Road to Recovery: Life on the Edge is an essential tool in both finding available resources for drug users and developing appropriate responses to today's drug problem.This remarkable, well-referenced book enables those with little or no background in science or health care to understand the complex issues surrounding drug use. It provides current, reliable, and unbiased information on methods for dealing with dependency upon alcohol and central nervous system depressants, hallucinogens, heroin, nicotine, marijuana, caffeine, amphetamines, designer drugs like Ecstasy, and steroids. A glossary listing common street names for drugs will be invaluable to those interested in identifying specific substances.This comprehensive volume will show you:
Chapter by chapter, this nonjudgmental book helps readers develop a better understanding of the effects of mood-altering substances and the reasons many continue to use them despite serious consequences. This is a valuable key to the nature of dependency and addiction, and the external forces (including poverty and homelessness) that promote such behavior. |
From inside the book
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... Dependency Signs and Symptoms of Drug Use Addressing Drug Abuse in Your Children Laboratory Aids to Identify Alcohol and Drug Use The Value of Identifying Drug Users Chapter 6. Treating Drug Dependency Available Treatment Modalities ...
... Dependency , and Withdrawal 152 Adverse Effects 153 Moving to Stronger Drugs 156 Medical Uses of Marijuana 156 Conclusion 157 Chapter 11. Opiates and Opioids 159 Opium Preparations 160 Action of Opioids on the Brain 161 Effects of ...
... Dependency , Tolerance , and Addiction 228 Adverse Effects of Cocaine 229 Treatment of Cocaine Dependency 236 Chapter 15. Nicotine 243 Cigarette Smokers Today 245 Available Nicotine Products 246 Ingredients in Tobacco 250 Dependency ...
... dependency , and treatment options . This book attempts to present a nonjudgmental view of the effects of all licit and illicit mind - altering substances . This approach is sure to offend the " abolitionists , " who believe all use of ...
... dependency by eliminating alcohol from his or her breath , and yet remain dependent as well as achieve a high essentially indistinguishable from that of alcohol . Since dependency on the tranquilizer continues in the same way as dependency ...
Contents
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Why People Use Drugs | 35 |
Identifying Inappropriate Drug | 43 |
The Value of Identifying Drug Users | 57 |
43 | 72 |
Alcohol | 85 |
Heroin Addiction | 173 |
Amphetamines Amphetaminelike Drugs | 203 |
AmphetamineLike Drugs | 211 |
Cocaine | 221 |
Nicotine | 243 |
Volatile Solvents Anesthetics and Organic | 267 |
Organic Nitrites | 274 |
AIDS and Drug Use | 287 |
Central Nervous System Depressants | 121 |
Other Central Nervous System Depressants | 127 |
Miscellaneous Antianxiety Agents | 133 |
Powerful Hallucinogens Phencyclidine | 135 |
Ecstasy | 141 |
Marijuana | 147 |
Opiates and Opioids | 159 |