Drug abuse sourcebook 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 ...
edited by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon.
- 3rd ed.
- Detroit, MI Omnigraphics c2010.
- xviii, 645 p. ill. 24 cm.
- Health reference series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prevalence of illicit drug use and substance abuse -- Drug abuse cost to society -- Deaths from drug overdoses -- The Controlled Substances Act -- Purchasing controlled substances -- Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act -- Initiation of substance use -- Substance abuse and children -- Adolescents at risk for substance use disorders -- Adolescent drug abuse -- Women, girls, and drugs -- Minorities and drugs -- Substance use in the workplace -- Drug use and crime -- Drugged driving -- 2C-l -- Anabolic steroids -- Blue mystic -- Buprenorphine -- BZP -- Clenbuterol -- Cocaine and crack cocaine -- Dextromethorphan (DXM) -- DMT -- Downers -- Ecstasy (MDMA) -- Fentanyl -- Foxy -- Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) -- Heroin -- Human growth hormone -- Kava -- Ketamine -- Khat -- Kratom -- Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) -- Marijuana, hashish, and hash oil -- Methadone -- Methamphetamine -- Oxycodone -- PCP -- Ritalin and other ADHD medications : methylphenidate and amphetamines -- Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A -- Spirals -- Toonies (nexus) -- Understanding drug abuse and addiction -- Factors that impact drug abuse and addiction -- How drugs affect the brain -- Uses and effects of drugs that are abused -- Misuse of over-the-counter cough and cold medications -- Nonmedical use and abuse of prescription drugs -- Mixing alcohol and other drugs -- Am I an addict? -- Medical consequences of drug addiction -- Club drugs' health effects -- Health effects of hallucinogens : ecstasy, LSD, peyote, psilocybin, and PCP -- Impact of inhalants on the brain and health -- Adverse health effects of marijuana use -- Drug abuse and infectious disease -- Comorbidity (dual diagnosis) : addiction and other mental illnesses -- Serious psychological distress (SPD) and substance use disorder -- Suicide, severe depression, and substance use -- Recognizing drug use -- Drug abuse first aid -- How people view addictions and recovery -- Brief guide to intervention -- Treatment approaches for drug addiction -- Detoxification : one part of substance abuse treatment -- Withdrawal from drugs -- Mutual support groups for alcohol and drug abuse -- Treatment for methamphetamine abusers -- Therapy that reduces drug abuse among patients with severe mental ilness -- Drug abuse treatment in the criminal justice system -- Employee assistance programs (EAPs) for substance abuse -- Individual rights when in recovery from substance abuse problems -- Substance abuse treatment statistics -- Effective responses to reducing drug abuse -- Testing for drugs of abuse -- Talking to your child about drugs -- Making your home safe -- Preventing adolescent drug abuse -- Drug abuse prevention in schools -- Keeping the workplace drug free -- Religious involvement can be a protective factor against substance use among adults -- Glossary of terms related to drug abuse -- Glossary of street terms for drugs of abuse -- Directory of state substance abuse agencies -- Directory of organizations with information about drug abuse.
"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.