Drink, drugs and dependence [electronic resource] : from science to clinical practice / edited by Woody Caan and Jackie de Belleroche.

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Publication details: London : Routledge, 2002.Description: 307 p. : ill. (some col.)ISBN:

9780203219812

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Contents:

1. What is a drug and what is addiction? / John Shanks -- 2. Systemic effects of excess alcohol consumption / Alexander Baldacchino -- 3. Alcohol and genetic predisposition / Timothy J. Peters and Victor R. Preedy -- 4. Alcohol and the brain / William P. Watson and Hilary J. Little -- 5. Alcohol on the mind / Woody Caan -- 6. The sociology of alcohol abuse / Alexander Baldacchino -- 7. Alcohol and society / E. Janemarshall -- 8. Smoking and the lung / Teresa D. Tetley -- 9. Smoking : addiction to nicotine / Janet T. Powell -- 10. Helping people to stop smoking / Nicola Griffiths -- 11. Molecular basis of addiction / Jackie de Belleroche -- 12. Ecstasy / Marcus Rattray -- 13. Adolescent drug use and health : problems other than dependence / Woody Caan -- 14. The nature of heroin and cocaine dependence / Woody Caan -- 15. Benzodiazepine abuse / Heather Ashton -- 16. Treatment options across the addictions / John McCartney -- 17. Rehabilitation : the long haul / John Chacksfield -- 18. Policing drug abuse / Graham Divall -- 19. Prevention / Sue Drummond.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Electronic reproduction. [London, Eng. : Taylor and Francis, 2010]. PDF file created from digital scan of print book.