Uppers, Downers, All Arounders
Author : Darryl Inaba
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 44,78 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Drugs of abuse
ISBN :
Uppers, Downers, All Arounders
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 37,52 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Drug abuse
ISBN :
Book Description
Covers problems associated with the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs. Includes lessons, reference material, illustrations, interviews with recovering users, and animations of brain chemistry and physiology.
Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior
Author : John Brick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,19 MB
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1135122180
Book Description
Explore the brain and discover the clinical and pharmacological issues surrounding drug abuse and dependence. The authors, research scientists with years of experience in alcohol and drug studies, provide definitions, historic discoveries about the nervous system, and original, eye-catching illustrations to discuss the brain/behavior relationship, basic neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and the mechanistic actions of mood-altering drugs. You will learn about: • how psychoactive drugs affect cognition, behavior, and emotion • the brain/behavior relationship • the specific effects of major addictive and psychoactive drug groups • new definitions and thinking about abuse and dependence • the medical and forensic consequences of drugs use Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior uses a balance of instruction, illustrations, and tables and formulas that will give you a broad, lasting introduction to this intriguing subject. Whether you're a nurse, chemical dependency counselor, psychologist, or clinician, this book will be a quick reference guide long after the first reading.
War and Drugs
Author : Dessa K. Bergen-Cico
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 22,8 MB
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1317249380
Book Description
War and Drugs explores the relationship between military incursions and substance use and abuse throughout history. For centuries, drugs have been used to weaken enemies, stimulate troops to fight, and quell post-war trauma. They have also served as a source of funding for clandestine military and paramilitary activity. In addition to offering detailed geopolitical perspectives, this book explores the intergenerational trauma that follows military conflict and the rising tide of substance abuse among veterans, especially from the Vietnam and Iraq-Afghan eras. Addiction specialist Bergen-Cico raises important questions about the past and challenges us to consider new approaches in the future to this longest of US wars.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Author : Hunter S. Thompson
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 28,47 MB
Release : 2003-04-07
Category : Experimental fiction
ISBN : 9780007161232
Book Description
This is a reissue of the novel inspired by Hunter S. Thompson's ether-fuelled, savage journey to the heart of the American Dream: We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold... And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas.
Ethics for Addiction Professionals
Author : Jennifer D. Berton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 26,84 MB
Release : 2013-12-31
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0470907193
Book Description
Guidance for addiction counselors in understanding and applying ethical standards Filled with proven strategies to help you examine your current practice for ethical snags and refresh your ethical thinking, Ethics for Addiction Professionals leads you in examining, building, and rebuilding aspects of your ethical practice with the goal of helping you become the strongest clinician possible—ethically speaking.Up-to-date and comprehensive, this practical guide examines real-life examples of ethical issues in clinical practice and illustrates potential pitfalls and the actions needed when faced with dilemmas. Helping addiction counselors learn how to deal with and apply ethical standards, Ethics for Addiction Professionals explores the gray area of common dilemmas and provides guidelines on how to determine the best course of action when the best course is unclear. Covers basic principles that affect current ethical concerns and dilemmas Includes illustrative real-world case studies Features well-defined professional codes of ethics Treats ethics as a set of guidelines designed to protect the client, the clinician, and the profession as a whole
Thorns in the Heart
Author : Dr Steven Stiles
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,91 MB
Release : 2014-08-27
Category :
ISBN : 9781500982737
Book Description
Addiction and pain. For most Christian's they are easier to bury or ignore than deal with. Yet, it's only a matter of time before many of the things we run from must be faced. But how? In Thorns in the Heart, Dr. Steven Stiles cites actual cases to expose the physical, emotional and spiritual vulnerability of Christians when they avoid dealing with pain.
Buzzed
Author : Cynthia Kuhn
Publisher :
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 49,83 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Drugs of abuse
ISBN : 9780393045888
Book Description
Based on the most current psychological and pharmacological research, provides a reliable, unbiased look at the use and abuse of legal and illegal drugs -- from alcohol, caffeine, and anti-anxiety pills to heroin, ecstasy, and special-K.
Substance Abuse Counseling
Author : Patricia Stevens
Publisher :
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 11,17 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN :
Book Description
This book provides information regarding the enormity of substance abuse problems in the population, how to assess the problems, and how to treat individuals and families who seek assistance. It educates beginning clinicians and counselors about substance abuse by guiding them through the process of working with substance-abuse clients. Written in an understandable, and easy-to-grasp manner, it covers the basics of substance use and abuse--Terminology, physiology, psychokinetics, and psychodynamics. Case histories are used in selected chapters to help readers integrate the various approaches by offering a sample of the types of issues presented when working with this population. An emphasis on special populations includes minority populations, women, elderly, special needs groups, and children/youth. For substance abuse counselors seeking information on the stages of counseling--from assessment and diagnosis through relapse prevention.
Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple
Author : John Preston
Publisher : Medmaster
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 43,83 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Book Description
TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 General Principles. 2 Depression. 3 Bipolar Illness. 4 Anxiety Disorders. 5 Psychotic Disorders. 6 Miscellaneous Disorders. 7 non-Response and "Breakthrough Symptoms" Algorithms. 8 Case Examples. App. A- History and personal Data Questionnaire. App. B- Special Cautions When Taking MAO Inhibitors.
