Millions of us make use of psychoactive-or mind-altering-drugs.
Such drugs, both legal and otherwise, can cause pleasure or pain
(or both). So, too, can sex, gambling, shopping, dieting, exercise,
and Internet use. 'Addiction' or 'dependence' on substances like
alcohol, tobacco, illicit and prescribed drugs, and on other risky
behaviours, is strongly associated with a broad range of personal
and social consequences. They can greatly enhance life-or ruin it.
The heavy and chronic use of legal and illegal drugs, as well as
other compulsive or problematic behaviours, are associated with
massive health and social problems. Health problems related to
addiction include dependence, injury, overdose, foetal damage,
cancers, liver disease, and premature mortality, while social
problems include crime and disorder, debt, family violence,
poverty, and industrial inefficiency. The addictions field is very
wide ranging, and covers a considerable number of psychoactive
substances and compulsive behaviours. However, much of the
literature remains inaccessible or is highly specialized and
compartmentalized, so that it is hard for many of those who are
interested to obtain an informed and comprehensive overview of
issues and evidence. The sheer scale of the growth in addiction
research output-and the breadth of the field-makes this four-volume
collection especially timely and meets the demand for a wide
ranging, multidisciplinary perspective on this fascinating and
important subject. The editors have collected material under the
following sections and, together with their newly written
introduction, this Routledge Major Work, a new title in the Major
Themes in Health and Social Welfare series, will enable users to
make sense of the wide range of approaches, theories, and concepts
that have informed the subject to date: * concepts of addiction *
alcohol * tobacco * illicit drugs * other addictive behaviours such
as compulsive gambling, sex, exercise, shopping, Internet use and
dieting. Edited by two of the world's leading authorities on
addiction and risky behaviours, Addiction will be welcomed by
professionals and policymakers in health and social services. It
will also be an invaluable reference resource for students and
scholars working in the field of addiction, as well as those whose
courses in a wide range of allied disciplines-such as nursing,
medicine, psychology, education, social work, and law-increasingly
require an understanding of the issues this collection explores.
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