ABSTRACT

At a world level addiction and the fall-out from substance use is affecting more and more lives. Professionals are increasingly being confronted with puzzling, multifaceted aspects of substance use, whether they work in a clinic, the laboratory or the community.
If you are a member of any caring profession, sooner or later you will encounter problems caused by drugs, alcohol and tobacco. In order to understand substance use and substance users, no single discipline can provide all the answers. In a novel way, this book integrates biological science, social science and clinical experience. It draws together contributions from experts in these diverse and rapidly growing fields, providing the reader with a deeper capacity to engage with problems effectively.
Drink, Drugs and Dependence includes thought-provoking examples, illustrations and test questions to support problem-based learning. Designed to be read consecutively or as a reference text, it will be a welcome resource for all those working in the field of addiction.

chapter 4|12 pages

Alcohol and the brain

chapter 5|16 pages

Alcohol on the mind

chapter 7|12 pages

Alcohol and society

chapter 8|13 pages

Smoking and the lung

chapter 11|12 pages

Molecular basis of addiction

chapter 12|9 pages

Ecstasy

chapter 13|24 pages

Adolescent drug use and health

chapter 15|18 pages

Benzodiazepine abuse

chapter 17|31 pages

Rehabilitation: the long haul

chapter 18|20 pages

Policing drug abuse

chapter 19|15 pages

Prevention