Methamphetamine addiction
Subtitle: biological foundations, psychological factors, and social consequences
By: by Perry N. Halkitis.
Contributors: American Psychological Association.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781433804236
Subjects: Methamphetamine abuse; Amphetamine-Related Disorders -- therapy -- United States; Methamphetamine -- United States; Amphetamine-Related Disorders -- psychology -- United States; Risk Factors -- United States; Socioeconomic Factors -- United States; Street Drugs -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Methamphetamine : socio-historical contexts & epidemiological patterns; title: The chemistry and biology of methamphetamine use; title: Illegal production of methamphetamine in the United States; title: Biopsychosocial consequences of methamphetamine addiction; title: Methamphetamine, sex, sexuality, and sexual risk taking; title: Motivations and antecedents of methamphetamine use : risk bases; title: Treatment considerations for methamphetamine addiction; title: Prevention efforts to address methamphetamine; title: Working with the methamphetamine addicted client in medical settings / Antonio E. Urbina; title: Working with the methamphetamine addicted client in mental health settings / Daniel J. Carragher; title: Methamphetamine : future directions for research and practice.