Drug abuse sourcebook
Subtitle: basic consumer health information about the abuse of cocaine, club drugs, hallucinogens, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, and other illicit substances, prescription medications, and over-the-counter medicines ...
By: edited by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Health reference series
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780780810792
Description: "Provides basic consumer health information about the abuse of illegal drugs and misuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications, with facts about addiction, treatment, and recovery. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prevalence of illicit drug use and substance abuse; title: Drug abuse cost to society; title: Deaths from drug overdoses; title: The controlled substances act; title: Purchasing controlled substances; title: Combat methamphetamine epidemic act; title: Initiation of substance use; title: Substance abuse and children; title: Adolescents at risk for substance use disorders; title: Adolescent drug abuse; title: Women, girls, and drugs; title: Minorities and drugs; title: Substance use in the workplace; title: Drug use and crime; title: Drugged driving; title: 2C-l; title: Anabolic steroids; title: Blue mystic; title: Buprenorphine; title: BZP; title: Clenbuterol; title: Cocaine and crack cocaine; title: Dextromethorphan (DXM); title: DMT; title: Downers; title: Ecstasy (MDMA); title: Fentanyl; title: Foxy; title: Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB); title: Heroin; title: Human growth hormone; title: Kava; title: Ketamine; title: Khat; title: Kratom; title: Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD); title: Marijuana, hashish, and hash oil; title: Methadone; title: Methamphetamine; title: Oxycodone; title: PCP; title: Ritalin and other adhd medications : methylphenidate and amphetamines; title: Salvia divinorum and salvinorin a; title: Spirals; title: Toonies (nexus); title: Understanding drug abuse and addiction; title: Factors that impact drug abuse and addiction; title: How drugs affect the brain; title: Uses and effects of drugs that are abused; title: Misuse of over-the-counter cough and cold medications; title: Nonmedical use and abuse of prescription drugs; title: Mixing alcohol and other drugs; title: Am I an addict?; title: Medical consequences of drug addiction; title: Club drugs' health effects; title: Health effects of hallucinogens : ecstasy, LSD, peyote, psilocybin and PCP; title: Impact of inhalants on the brain and health; title: Adverse health effects of marijuana use; title: Drug abuse and infectious disease; title: Comorbidity (dual diagnosis) : addiction and other mental illnesses; title: Serious psychological distress (SPD) and substance use disorder; title: Recognizing drug use; title: Drug abuse first aid; title: How people view addictions and recovery; title: Brief guide to intervention; title: Treatment approaches for drug addiction; title: Detoxification : one part of substance abuse treatment; title: Withdrawal from drugs; title: Mutual support groups for alcohol and drug abuse; title: Treatment for methamphetamine abusers; title: Therapy that reduces drug abuse among patients with severe mental ilness; title: Drug abuse treatment in the criminal justice system; title: Employee assistance programs (EAPS) for substance abuse; title: Individual rights when in recovery from substance abuse problems; title: Substance abuse treatment statistics; title: Effective responses to reducing drug abuse; title: Testing for drugs of abuse; title: Talking to your child about drugs; title: Making your home safe; title: Preventing adolescent drug abuse; title: Drug abuse prevention in schools; title: Keep.