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From chocolate to morphine : everything you need to know about mind-altering drugs / by Weil, Andrew.; Rosen, Winifred,1943-;

Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Straight talk at the start -- 2. What is a drug? -- 3. Why people use drugs -- 4. Relationships with drugs -- 5. Types of drugs -- 6. Stimulants -- 7. Depressants -- 8. Psychedelics, or hallucinogens -- 9. Marijuana -- 10. Solvents and inhalants ; deliriants ; PCP and ketamine -- 11. Medical drugs ; herbal remedies ; smart drugs -- 12. Problems with drugs -- 13. Alternatives to taking drugs -- 14. Final words -- Appendix. First-person accounts and comments -- Glossary.Provides essential information on drugs and how they affect the mind and body.

Subjects: Popular Works.; Psychotropic drugs.; Psychotropic Drugs.; Substance-Related Disorders.;

© ©2004., Houghton Mifflin Co.,

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Buzzed : the straight facts about the most used and abused drugs from alcohol to ecstasy / by Kuhn, Cynthia,author.; Swartzwelder, Scott,author.; Wilson, Wilkie,author.; Wilson, Leigh Heather,author.; Foster, Jeremy,author.;

Fully updated, this matter-of-fact handbook includes the most recent discoveries about drug use, including new information on electronic smoking devices, abuse of prescription stimulants and the opioid crisis. "Lively, highly informative, unbiased, [and] thorough" (Addiction Research & Theory), Buzzed surveys drugs from caffeine to heroin to reveal how these drugs affect the body, the different "highs" they produce and the circumstances in which they can be deadly. Neither a "Just Say No" treatise nor a "How to" manual, Buzzed is based on the conviction that people make better decisions with accurate information at hand.Just say know -- Test your drug knowledge -- Alcohol -- Caffeine -- Ecstasy -- Hallucinogens -- Herbal drugs -- Inhalants -- Marijuana -- Nicotine -- Opioids -- Sedatives -- Steroids -- Stimulants -- Brain basics -- Drug basics -- Addiction -- Legal issues.

Subjects: Drugs of abuse.; Substance-Related Disorders.; Alcohol-Related Disorders.;

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The science of addiction : from neurobiology to treatment / by Erickson, Carlton K.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.What addiction is and what it is not -- Is drug addiction a chronic medical brain disease? -- How do they diagnose the disease of addiction? -- Basically, how does the brain work? -- Where and how does addiction occur? -- Genetics: mom and dad's contributions -- Drugs that stimulate and depress us -- Alcohol, our most popular legal drug -- Other drugs that turn us on -- The treatment of addiction should be easy, right? -- Treating addiction: what are the choices? -- Addiction research: good news and bad news -- What's exciting about future addiction research? -- Alcohol concepts for the aspiring neuropharmacologist -- Drug concepts for the aspiring neuropharmacologist."Over the past 10 years, neurobiologic and genetic research has provided an increased understanding of what causes drug addiction in the brain's reward pathway. Knowing this leads to a better understanding of how it may be treated and even reversed in those who successfully overcome the disease. This is especially true with addiction's possible precursors of mild to moderate substance use disorders. These latter disorders can usually be treated more easily by less intensive models of "treatment" that do not require actual brain chemistry re-regulation over time. In this new edition, there are updated scientific references to support addiction as a medical brain disease, using the prevailing neurobiology, genetics, and psychological scientific literature."--Publisher's description.

Subjects: Substance abuse; Substance abuse; Substance-Related Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders;

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The complete family guide to addiction : everything you need to know now to help your loved one and yourself / by Harrison, Thomas F.; Connery, Hilary Smith,author.;

"The purpose of this book is to explain addiction and to help families and friends to deal with it successfully. People who are struggling with addiction can also use this book to understand their situation and the resources that are available to help them. And people who are wondering if they might have an addiction can use it to get a better sense of the nature and depth of their potential problem. Part I explains the science behind addiction. Part II looks at the emotional side of the problem and how families are affected. Part III discusses many of the real-world legal and practical issues that addicts often face, and ways to keep them out of trouble. Part IV provides a detailed overview of treatment options. And Part V describes the recovery process and the most effective strategies to keep it going for the long term"--Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: family and friends, the first responders to the addiciton crisis -- What is addiction?. A bewildering illness ; What makes someone an addict, as opposed to a heavy drinker or a recreational user ; How addiction affects the brain ; Why do some people become addicts and others don't? ; So is addiction a disease? (and if not, what is it?) ; Why do people get addicted to one particular substance and not others? ; What about gambling addiciton, sex addiction, etc.? -- Living with an addict. How addicts behave ; How loved ones are affected ; Denial, enabling, and codependency ; The stigma of addiction ; Strategies to get a loved one into treatment ; How to cope when a loved one is refusing treatment ; Dealing with a child who is an addict ; Dealing with a spouse who is an addict ; Dealing with a parent who is an addict -- Keeping an addict out of trouble. Can an employee be fired for having an addiction? ; Drug courts and other ways to keep an addict out of jail ; Using civil commitment to keep an addict safe ; More ways to protect an addict from harm -- How treatment works. Can addicts get well without treatment? ; A brief overview of treatment options ; What really happens in detox? ; What really happens in rehab? ; How to find a good rehab and pay for it ; Psychotherapy approaches that are used for addicts ; Drugs that treat alcohol abuse ; Drugs that treat opioid abuse ; Does Alcoholics Anonymous actually work? ; AA-type groups for addictions other than alcohol ; Alternative support groups for people who don't like AA ; When an addict has other mental health problems -- What to expect in recovery. What to expect in early recovery ; What causes relapse? ; How to prevent relapse ; What to do if a relapse happense ; Managing addiction as a long-term chronic illness.

Subjects: Substance abuse.; Substance abuse; Substance abuse; Substance-Related Disorders.; Substance-Related Disorders; Family Relations.;

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Rethinking excessive habits and addictive behaviors / by Bevacqua, Tony.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.The origins of the AA mindset -- Changing our language, changing our subjectivity -- The reality of human experience -- Love, approval, and validation -- Rethinking excessive habits and addictive behaviors -- Deconstructing deficit-based language -- Pharmaceutical drugs and the DSM-5 -- Celebrity culture and addictive behavior -- parenting influence on children -- The "love" we learned -- Subjective well-being: the goal of all positive outcomes -- Rethinking your life challenges and experiences -- New learning, new direction.

Subjects: Compulsive behavior.; Substance abuse.; Behavior, Addictive; Substance-Related Disorders;

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Unbroken brain : a revolutionary new way of understanding addiction / by Szalavitz, Maia.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-322) and index."More people than ever before see themselves as addicted to, or recovering from, addiction, whether it be alcohol or drugs, prescription meds, sex, gambling, porn, or the internet. But despite the unprecedented attention, our understanding of addiction is trapped in unfounded 20th century ideas, addiction as a crime or as brain disease, and in equally outdated treatment. Challenging both the idea of the addict's "broken brain" and the notion of a simple "addictive personality," Unbroken Brain offers a radical and groundbreaking new perspective, arguing that addictions are learning disorders and shows how seeing the condition this way can untangle our current debates over treatment, prevention and policy. Like autistic traits, addictive behaviors fall on a spectrum -- and they can be a normal response to an extreme situation. By illustrating what addiction is, and is not, the book illustrates how timing, history, family, peers, culture and chemicals come together to create both illness and recovery- and why there is no "addictive personality" or single treatment that works for all. Combining Maia's personal story with a distillation of more than 25 years of science and research, Unbroken Brain provides a paradigm-shifting approach to thinking about addiction."--Publisher information.Alcohol, drugs, prescription meds, sex, gambling, porn, the internet. Our understanding of addiction is trapped in the idea that addiction is a crime or a brain disease. Treatment is equally outdated. Szalavitz argues that addictions are learning disorders and shows how seeing the condition this way can untangle our current debates over treatment, prevention and policy.Needle point -- A history of addiction -- The nature of addiction -- Intense world -- The myth of the addictive personality -- Labels -- Hell is junior high school -- Transitive nightfall -- On dope and dopamine -- Set and setting -- Love and addiction -- Risky business -- Busted -- The problem with bottom -- Antisocial behavior -- The 12-step conundrum -- Harm reduction -- The Kiwi approach -- Teaching recovery -- Neurodiversity and the future of addiction.

Subjects: Substance abuse; Compulsive behavior.; Substance-Related Disorders;

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The addicted brain : why we abuse drugs, alcohol, and nicotine / by Kuhar, Michael J.;

Includes bibliographical references.What's in this book, and why should I read it? -- Hardwired: what animals tell us about the human desire for drugs -- Feeling good: the brain's own reward system -- The ABCs of drug action in the brain -- The dark side develops! -- Why are drugs so powerful? -- The brain is changed, for a long time! -- Could I become an addict? -- Stress, social status, and drugs -- Gambling, sex, and food -- What else do drugs do to me? -- Women and adolescents -- Treatment: how do I get better? -- What does the future hold?"Addiction destroys lives. In The Addicted Brain, a leading neuroscientist explains how and why this happens--and presents advances in treatment and prevention. Using breathtaking brain imagery and other research, Michael Kuhar, Ph. D., shows the powerful, long-term brain changes that drugs can cause, revealing why it can be so difficult for addicts to escape their grip."--P. [4] of jacket.

Subjects: Substance abuse; Brain.; Substance-Related Disorders; Brain;

© 2012., FT Press,

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Drugs, society & human behavior / by Hart, Carl L.; Ksir, Charles,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Drug use : an overview -- Drug use as a social problem -- Drug policy -- The nervous system -- The actions of drugs -- Stimulants -- Depressants and inhalants -- Medication for mental disorders -- Alcohol -- Tobacco -- Caffeine -- Dietary supplements and over-the-counter drugs -- Opioids -- Psychedelics -- Cannabis -- Performance-enhancing drugs -- Preventing substance -- Rethinking drug policy: what works, what's possible, and what's feasible.

Subjects: Drugs of abuse.; Drugs; Neuropsychopharmacology.; Psychotropic Drugs; Substance-Related Disorders; Behavior; Social Behavior Disorders;

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Blue dreams : the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds / by Slater, Lauren.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-386) and index.Thorazine: Awake! -- Lithium : a salted stone -- Early antidepressants : the three-ringed molecule and the psychic energizer -- SSRIs : the birth of Prozac -- Placebos : the dancing disease -- Psilocybin (magic mushrooms) : God's flesh -- MDMA (Ecstasy) : the marriage medicine -- PKMzeta/ZIP (memory drugs) : the spotless mind -- Deep brain stimulation : who holds the clicker? -- Epilogue: Where we're headed.Explores the discovery, invention, science, and people behind today's major psychotropic drugs, from the earliest, Thorazine and Lithium, through Prozac and Ecstasy, to today's most cutting-edge memory drugs and neural implants.

Subjects: Psychotropic drugs; Psychopharmacology.; Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience.; Substance abuse; Psychotropic Drugs; Psychopharmacology.; Hallucinogens.; Substance-Related Disorders;

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Addictions, substance abuse & alcoholism / by Moglia, Paul,editor.;

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.VOLUME ONE : Abstinence-based treatment -- Addiction -- Addiction medications -- Addictive personality -- Adolescents and alcohol misuse -- Adolescents and drug misuse -- Adolescents, young adults and smoking -- Adult children of alcoholics -- Advertising for alcohol -- Advertising for tobacco products -- Aerosols addiction -- Age and addiction -- Alcohol misuse -- Alcohol misuse: The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) -- Alcoholics Anonymous: The Twelve Steps -- Alcohol poisoning -- Alcohol's effects on the body -- Alternative therapies for addiction -- Amphetamine misuse -- Anabolic steroids -- Anesthesia misuse -- Anhedonia -- Antabuse -- Anticholinergics -- Anxiety -- Anxiety medication misuse -- Autoerotic asphyxiation -- Baclofen -- Barbiturates -- Behavioral addictions: Overview -- Behavioral addictions: Treatment -- Behavioral Disorders in the DSM-5: Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders -- Behavioral therapies for addictions -- Benzodiazepine misuse -- Betty Ford Center, The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation -- Binge drinking -- Bipolar disorder and addiction -- Birth defects and alcohol -- Birth defects and drug use -- Birth defects and smoking -- Blood alcohol content (BAC) -- Body modification addiction -- Brain changes with addiction -- Bupropion -- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) -- Caffeinated alcoholic drinks -- Caffeine addiction -- Caffeine's effects on the body -- Canada's drug strategy (CDS) -- Cancer and substance misuse -- Cannabis-induced psychosis -- Celebrities and substance misuse -- Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) -- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) -- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) -- Children and behavioral addictions -- China white -- Choking game -- Chronic bronchitis -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -- Cigarettes and cigars -- Cirque Lodge -- Cleanliness addiction -- Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap (CATG) -- Club drugs -- Cocaine Anonymous -- Cocaine use disorder -- Codeine -- Codependency -- Coffee -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy for addictions & substance misuse -- College and substance misuse -- Compulsions -- Compulsive gambling -- Computer addiction -- Conduct disorders -- Controlled Substances Act -- Controlled substances and precursor chemicals -- Co-occurring disorders -- Cough and cold medications addiction -- Crack -- Crime and behavioral addictions -- Crime and substance misuse -- Cross-addiction -- Cutting and self-mutilation -- D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) -- Date rape drugs -- Debtors Anonymous -- Decriminalization of drugs in the United States -- Dependence -- Depressants misuse -- Depression -- Designated drivers -- Designer drugs -- Detoxification and substance misuse -- Dextroamphetamine -- Dextromethorphan -- Diagnosis methods -- DMT -- Domestic violence and addiction -- Dopamine and addiction -- Drug misuse and addiction: Overview -- Drug misuse and addiction: In depth -- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) -- Drug interactions -- Drug paraphernalia -- Drug testing -- Drugged driving -- Drunk driving -- DSM-5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- DSM-5: Criteria for substance use disorders -- Economic impact of addiction -- Education about substance misuse -- Emergency treatment -- Emetic misuse -- Emphysema -- Ephedrine -- Esophageal cancer -- Ethanol addiction -- Exercise addiction -- Families and behavioral addictions -- Families and substance misuse -- Fentanyl -- Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) -- Flashbacks -- Food addiction -- Gamblers Anonymous -- Gambling addiction -- Gaming addiction -- Gasoline (substance of misuse) -- Gateway drugs -- Gender and addiction -- Genetics and substance misuse -- GHB (Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid) -- Government warnings for addictive substances -- Group therapy for behavioral addictions -- Group therapy for substance misuse -- Halfway houses -- Hallucinogen misuse -- Hallucinogen's effects on the body -- Harm reduction -- Hashish -- Hazelden Foundation -- Health disparities and substance misuse -- Heart attacks and substance misuse -- Heroin -- History of addiction -- HIV/AIDS and substance misuse -- Hoarding -- Homelessness and addiction -- Household chemicals of misuse -- Hydrocodone -- Impulse control disorders -- Inhalants misuse -- Insurance for addiction treatment -- Internet addiction -- Intervention -- Intoxication -- Intravenous drug use & blood-borne diseases -- Jail diversion programs -- Just Say No campaign -- Ketamine -- Kleptomania -- Laryngeal cancer -- Law enforcement and drugs -- Laxative misuse -- Legislation and substance misuse -- Leukoplakia -- Librium -- Liver disease and alcohol use -- Love and relationship addiction -- LSD -- Lung cancer.VOLUME TWO : Marijuana -- Marriage/partnership and alcoholism -- Marriage/partnership and behavioral addictions -- Marriage/partnership and substance misuse -- MDMA -- Media and behavioral addictions -- Media and smoking -- Media and substance misuse -- Medical marijuana -- Meditation, alcohol, substance misuse and addictions -- Memory loss and substance misuse -- Men and behavioral addictions -- Men and smoking -- Men and substance misuse -- Mental illness and addiction -- Mescaline -- Meth labs -- Methadone -- Methamphetamine -- Military and substance misuse -- Minnesota model -- Models of addiction -- Monitoring the Future -- Morphine -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) -- Mushrooms/psilocybin -- Naloxone -- Naltrexone -- Narcotics Anonymous -- Narcotics' effects on the body -- Narcotics misuse -- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) -- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) -- Newborn addicts -- Nicotine addiction -- Nicotine replacement products -- Nitrazepam -- Nitrous oxide -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) -- Opioid epidemic -- Opioid misuse -- Opium -- Overdose -- Overeaters Anonymous -- Over-the-counter drugs of misuse -- Oxycodone -- Pain addiction -- Painkiller misuse -- Panic disorders and addiction -- Paraphilias -- Parenting and alcohol misuse -- Parenting and behavioral addictions -- Parenting and substance misuse -- PCP -- Peer pressure -- Phoenix House -- Physiological dependence -- Pipes and hookahs -- Poppers -- Pornography addiction -- Post-Traumatic Stress and addiction -- Poverty and substance misuse -- Pregnancy and alcohol -- Pregnancy and drug use -- Pregnancy and smoking -- Prescription drug addiction: Overview -- Prescription drug addiction: In depth -- Prevention methods and research for addiction -- Prison and substance misuse -- Promises Treatment Center -- Pseudoaddiction -- Psychological dependence -- Psychosis and substance misuse -- Pyromania -- Recovery -- Recreational drugs -- Rehabilitation programs for addiction -- Relapse -- Residential treatment for addiction -- Respiratory diseases and smoking -- Risk factors for addiction -- Ritalin -- Rohypnol -- Routes of administration for drugs of misuse -- Safe and drug-free schools -- Salvia divinorum -- Schizophrenia and addiction -- Schools and substance misuse -- Science of addiction -- Screening for behavioral addiction -- Secondhand smoke -- Sedative-hypnotic misuse -- Self-destructive behavior and addiction -- Self-medication -- Sex addiction -- Sexual assault and alcohol use -- Sexual assault and drug use -- Sexual stimulant misuse -- Shopping/spending addiction -- Slang -- Sleeping pills addiction -- Smokeless tobacco -- Smoking -- Smoking cessation -- Smoking cessation for older adults -- Smoking's effects on the body -- Sober living environments -- Social media addiction -- Socioeconomic status and addiction -- Solvent misuse -- Soma -- Sponsorship for addicts -- Steroid misuse -- Stigma of addiction -- Stigmatizing language -- Stimulant misuse -- Stimulants' effects on the body -- Stress and alcohol -- Stress and drug misuse -- Stress and smoking -- Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) -- Suboxone -- Substance misuse and addiction in the elderly -- Substance misuse -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) -- Sugar addiction -- Suicide and addiction -- Support groups for addicts -- Symptoms of substance misuse -- Technology addiction -- Television and screen addiction -- Temazepam -- Texting addiction -- Tobacco use disorder -- Tolerance -- Tough love -- Tramadol -- Treatment methods and research for addictions -- Trends and statistics: Alcohol misuse -- Trends and statistics: Behavioral addictions -- Trends and statistics: Illegal drug use -- Trends and statistics: Prescription drug misuse -- Trends and statistics: Smoking -- Twelve-step programs -- Twelve-step programs for family and friends -- Valium -- Veterans and addiction -- Vicodin and Norco -- War on Drugs -- Withdrawal -- Women and behavioral addictions -- Women and smoking -- Women and substance misuse -- Work addiction -- Work issues and behavioral addictions -- Work issues and substance misuse -- Glossary -- General Bibliography -- Web Site Directory -- Substances of Misuse List and Cross References -- Pharmaceutical Treatments -- Alcohol Withdrawal Medications -- Treatment Centers and Programs -- Addictions Support Groups and Organizations -- Timeline of Major Developments in Addictions and Substance Misuse."This second edition of Salem Health: Addictions, Substance Abuse & Alcoholism presents essays on a variety of topics concerning substance abuse and behavioral addictions and their related issues. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that more Americans die from the effects of drug abuse than from traffic accidents, and attributes the death of nearly 100,000 Americans annually to the excessive consumption of alcohol. These startling statistics, coupled with the staggering rise in deaths from prescription drug misuse in the twenty-first century, have thrown the spotlight on how the allied health community and society at large approach, track, and treat alcohol and drug dependency and other addictive behaviors. As addictions and their related disorders continue to escalate, so has society's understanding and treatment of them, from increased and more thorough comprehension of maladaptive behavior to a clearer picture of the physiological effects of substance abuse, both in the short and long term. Also important is being aware of the role that substance abuse and misuse and addiction play in society, whether through glorification or stigmatization in the media, or experienced firsthand in a home or social setting by a parent or child, and the agencies and preventative strategies in place to curb abuse and its effects. Salem Health: Addictions, Substance Abuse & Alcoholism surveys the decades of progress in understanding and treating addictive behaviors and substance abuse, analyzing trends and treatment, offering historical and technical background, and providing socioeconomic, psychological, and physiological understanding of the influence and impact of addiction and substance abuse." -- Publisher information

Subjects: Substance abuse; Compulsive behavior.; Alcoholism; Drug abuse; Substance-Related Disorders; Compulsive Behavior.;

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