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 Shannon, Joyce Brennfleck. text bibliography miu Detroit, MI Omnigraphics c2010 2010 3rd ed. monographic eng

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xviii, 645 p. ill. 24 cm. "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. 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. edited by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon. Includes bibliographical references and index. Drug abuse Prevention Handbooks, manuals, etc Drug addiction Treatment Handbooks, manuals, etc Drug abuse Treatment Handbooks, manuals, etc HV5801 .D724 2010 362.29 D7943 2010 9780780810792 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0780810791 (hardcover : alk. paper) 2010000748 DLC 100111 20160527184825.0 304101