Drug abuse : origins and interventions /
Why are some people more likely than others to become addicted to drugs? What are the best ways to prevent and treat addiction? Are the solutions pharmacological, psychological, or a combination? Scientific perspectives on drug abuse are changing, and this book provides the reader a comprehensive in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
American Psychological Association,
[1999]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Alan I. Leshner
- I. Origins. 1. The Etiology of Drug Abuse: Mapping the Paths / Meyer D. Glantz, Naimah Z. Weinberg and Lucinda L. Miner / [and others]. 2. Frontline Surveillance: The Community Epidemiology Work Group on Drug Abuse / Zili Sloboda and Nicholas J. Kozel. 3. The Impact of Public Attitudes on Drug Abuse Research in the Twentieth Century / David F. Musto. 4. Explaining Attitudes About Public Policy on Drug Availability: The Role of Expectancies About Drinking and Drug Effects / Robin Room and Angela Paglia. 5. A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective on Drug Abuse / Dante Cicchetti. 6. Why People Use, Abuse, and Become Dependent on Drugs: Progress Toward a Heuristic Model / Robert J. Pandina and Valerie L. Johnson. 7. Prevention and Treatment of Drug Abuse: Use of Animal Models to Find Solutions / Marilyn E. Carroll. 8. Neurobiology of Drug Addiction / George F. Koob, S. Barak Caine and Petri Hyytia / [and others].