This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Addresses addiction to a wide variety of drugs, incl. nicotine, alcohol, and illicit and prescription drugs.
Addiction treatment must help the individual stop using drugs, maintain a drug-free lifestyle, and achieve productive functioning in the family, at work, and in society.
This respected text from the American Society of Addiction Medicine is valuable for all physicians and mental-health personnel who specialize in addiction medicine and who treat patients with addiction disorders.
Many countries do not have accurate estimates of the prevalence of methamphetamine use. ... is a major drug problem for several countries in Southeast and East Asia, North America, and the Pacific (Australia and New Zealand).
Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment
Pearson FS, Lipton DS. A metaanalytic review of the effectiveness of correctionsbased treatments for drug abuse.Prison J 1999;79(4):384–410. Wexler HK, Prendergast ML. Therapeutic communities in United States' prisons: effectiveness and ...
The book includes an examination of sources of law important to addiction and its treatment.
The opioid misuse and overdose crisis touches everyone in the United States. In 2016, we lost more than 115 Americans to opioid overdose deaths each day, devastating families and communities...
Treating Drug Problems, Volume 2 presents a wealth of incisive and accessible information on the issue of drug abuse and treatment in America.