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Substance Abuse - New Research (Hardcover, New)
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Substance Abuse - New Research (Hardcover, New)
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Substance abuse is one of society's most serious problems. Drugs
seem to be readily available in virtually every country in the
world. Substance abuse is the overindulgence in and dependence of a
drug or other chemical leading to effects that are detrimental to
the individual's physical and mental health, or the welfare of
others. The disorder is characterised by a pattern of continued
pathological use of a medication, non-medically indicated drug or
toxin, that results in repeated adverse social consequences related
to drug use, such as failure to meet work, family, or school
obligations, interpersonal conflicts, or legal problems. There are
on-going debates as to the exact distinctions between substance
abuse and substance dependence, but current practice standard
distinguishes between the two by defining substance dependence in
terms of physiological and behavioural symptoms of substance use,
and substance abuse in terms of the social consequences of
substance use. This book presents the latest research in the field.
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