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Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, and the Road to Recovery - Life on the Edge (Paperback)
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Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, and the Road to Recovery - Life on the Edge (Paperback)
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Gain a fuller understanding of substance addiction and treatment
options!Originally published in 1992 as The Facts About Drug Use,
this updated edition contains new information about the effects of
alcohol and recreational, mood-altering drugs on the body. The
multiple causes of drug use and the options available to those
dependent on drugs as a way of life are thoroughly and clearly
described. Drug use affects nearly 1 out of 2 Americans and cuts
across every social and economic boundary. The effects of addiction
on the individual are great, and the cumulative effects on society
are staggering. Knowledge of the adverse effects of mood-altering
drugs and why and how they are used excessively is a centerpiece of
this book. It presents, intelligently and interestingly, ways to
identify persons at risk and identify problems that the addicted
encounter in attempts to become drug free. Alcoholism, Drug
Addiction, and the Road to Recovery: Life on the Edge is an
essential tool in both finding available resources for drug users
and developing appropriate responses to today's drug problem.This
remarkable, well-referenced book enables those with little or no
background in science or health care to understand the complex
issues surrounding drug use. It provides current, reliable, and
unbiased information on methods for dealing with dependency upon
alcohol and central nervous system depressants, hallucinogens,
heroin, nicotine, marijuana, caffeine, amphetamines, designer drugs
like Ecstasy, and steroids. A glossary listing common street names
for drugs will be invaluable to those interested in identifying
specific substances.This comprehensive volume will show you: who
typically uses drugs and the reasons why they do how to classify
mood-altering drugs how to identify and treat drug dependency areas
of special concern such as multiple drug use, AIDS and drug use,
drugs and pregnancy, drugs and sports, and drug testing technology
Chapter by chapter, this nonjudgmental book helps readers develop a
better understanding of the effects of mood-altering substances and
the reasons many continue to use them despite serious consequences.
This is a valuable key to the nature of dependency and addiction,
and the external forces (including poverty and homelessness) that
promote such behavior.
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