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Drugs and Behavior

A Sourcebook for the Human Services
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This is a comprehensive textbook in substance abuse education for the caring professions. Relevant psychopharmacology and central nervous system data are presented in language accessible to readers lacking a scientific background. Explanatory theories are provided and the effects of drugs on human behaviour explained. Patterns of drug abuse and the appropriate treatment are related to age, ethnicity and gender. The authors describe treatment approaches such as self-help, medication, individual, group and family. Finally, they deal with contemporary treatment controversies and prevention.
PART ONE: DRUGS AND THEIR USE Overview Drug Use and Abuse Drugs and the Body Narcotics CNS Depressants Sedative-Hypnotics Alcohol Central Nervous System Stimulants Marijuana and Hashish Hallucinogens Nicotine PART TWO: THEORIES OF ETIOLOGY Biological and Genetic Explanations Psychosocial and Sociocultural Explanations Theories of Etiology PART THREE: TREATMENT MODALITIES Self-Help Groups Medical Aspects of Treatment Individual Treatment Approaches Group Therapy Family Systems and Family Therapy PART FOUR: SPECIAL POPULATIONS Children and Adolescents The Elderly Women and Substance Abuse Lesbians and Gay Men Ethnic Minorities PART FIVE: SPECIAL ISSUES General Issues Some Treatment Issues Policy and Prevention
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