Problems of Drug Dependence, 1988
Author : Committee on Problems of Drug Dependence (U.S.). Scientific Meeting
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Page : 576 pages
File Size : 49,27 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Drug abuse
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Author : Committee on Problems of Drug Dependence (U.S.). Scientific Meeting
Publisher :
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 49,27 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Drug abuse
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Author : United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General
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Page : 728 pages
File Size : 30,44 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Government publications
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This report considers the biological and behavioral mechanisms that may underlie the pathogenicity of tobacco smoke. Many Surgeon General's reports have considered research findings on mechanisms in assessing the biological plausibility of associations observed in epidemiologic studies. Mechanisms of disease are important because they may provide plausibility, which is one of the guideline criteria for assessing evidence on causation. This report specifically reviews the evidence on the potential mechanisms by which smoking causes diseases and considers whether a mechanism is likely to be operative in the production of human disease by tobacco smoke. This evidence is relevant to understanding how smoking causes disease, to identifying those who may be particularly susceptible, and to assessing the potential risks of tobacco products.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,53 MB
Release : 1996-11-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309055334
Drug abuse persists as one of the most costly and contentious problems on the nation's agenda. Pathways of Addiction meets the need for a clear and thoughtful national research agenda that will yield the greatest benefit from today's limited resources. The committee makes its recommendations within the public health framework and incorporates diverse fields of inquiry and a range of policy positions. It examines both the demand and supply aspects of drug abuse. Pathways of Addiction offers a fact-filled, highly readable examination of drug abuse issues in the United States, describing findings and outlining research needs in the areas of behavioral and neurobiological foundations of drug abuse. The book covers the epidemiology and etiology of drug abuse and discusses several of its most troubling health and social consequences, including HIV, violence, and harm to children. Pathways of Addiction looks at the efficacy of different prevention interventions and the many advances that have been made in treatment research in the past 20 years. The book also examines drug treatment in the criminal justice setting and the effectiveness of drug treatment under managed care. The committee advocates systematic study of the laws by which the nation attempts to control drug use and identifies the research questions most germane to public policy. Pathways of Addiction provides a strategic outline for wise investment of the nation's research resources in drug abuse. This comprehensive and accessible volume will have widespread relevanceâ€"to policymakers, researchers, research administrators, foundation decisionmakers, healthcare professionals, faculty and students, and concerned individuals.
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Page : 760 pages
File Size : 14,25 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Drug abuse
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Author : College on Problems of Drug Dependence (U.S.). Scientific Meeting
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Page : 760 pages
File Size : 50,85 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Drug abuse
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Author : Committee on Problems of Drug Dependence (U.S.). Scientific Meeting
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Page : 768 pages
File Size : 20,73 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Drug abuse
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Author : Committee on Problems of Drug Dependence (U.S.). Scientific Meeting
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Page : 812 pages
File Size : 47,44 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Drug abuse
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Author : Committee for the Substance Abuse Coverage Study
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309043960
Treating Drug Problems, Volume 2 presents a wealth of incisive and accessible information on the issue of drug abuse and treatment in America. Several papers lay bare the relationship between drug treatment and other aspects of drug policy, including a powerful overview of twentieth century narcotics use in America and a unique account of how the federal government has built and managed the drug treatment system from the 1960s to the present. Two papers focus on the criminal justice system. The remaining papers focus on Employer policies and practices toward illegal drugs. Patterns and cycles of cocaine use in subcultures and the popular culture. Drug treatment from a marketing, supply-and-demand perspective, including an analysis of policy options. Treating Drug Problems, Volume 2 provides important information to policy makers and administrators, drug treatment specialists, and researchers.
Author : Vikram Patel
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 17,48 MB
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1464804281
Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders are common, highly disabling, and associated with significant premature mortality. The impact of these disorders on the social and economic well-being of individuals, families, and societies is large, growing, and underestimated. Despite this burden, these disorders have been systematically neglected, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, with pitifully small contributions to scaling up cost-effective prevention and treatment strategies. Systematically compiling the substantial existing knowledge to address this inequity is the central goal of this volume. This evidence-base can help policy makers in resource-constrained settings as they prioritize programs and interventions to address these disorders.
Author : Thomas Trotter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,31 MB
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1317962893
It was during the course of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that the problem of chronic alcohol dependence in modern society and its consequent medical effects emerged. The topic of drunkenness figures prominently in the thinking and writing of social reformers, politicians, theorists, medical practitioners, and psychiatrists. Eventually, by the mid-nineteenth century, ‘alcoholism’ was named as the disease of habitual drunkenness. Possibly the most important book to predict this was Trotter’s Essay, written in 1804. Through case studies based on wide experience, he detailed the manifestations of alcoholism, ventured therapeutic recommendations, and squarely termed drunkenness a disease – indeed, a mental disease. Originally published in 1988 as part of the Tavistock Classics in the History of Psychiatry series, Roy Porter’s Introduction to this facsimile reprint locates Trotter’s work within the wider history of the evolution of the idea of alcoholism. It also examines the Essay in the context of Trotter’s own life and mind – a mind preoccupied with what he saw as the degenerative tendencies of modern civilization and with the wider issues of drug dependence.