The International Handbook of Alcohol Dependence and Problems is an authoritative, comprehensive coverage of the entire field of alcohol studies from neurochemistry to sociology. With a focus on alcohol dependence and alcohol-related problems, key contents include:

• Basic mechanisms of alcohol metabolism and dependence
• Theories of drinking and drinking problems
• Types of alcohol-related problems, including medical problems and pathogenic mechanisms
• Forms of treatment, recovery and methods for prevention
• Chapter outlines including a summary and main conclusions
• Key works for each topic and suggestions for further reading

This Handbook maps the expanding field of gender and EU politics, giving an overview of the fundamentals and new directions of the sub- discipline, and serving as a reference book for (gender) scholars and students at different levels interested in the EU. In investigating the gendered nature of European integration and gender relations in the EU as a political system, it summarizes and assesses the research on gender and the EU to this point in time, identifies existing research gaps in gender and EU studies and addresses directions for future research. Distinguished contributors from the US, the UK and continental Europe, and from across disciplines from political science, sociology, economics and law, expertly inform about gender approaches and summarize the state of the art in gender and EU studies. The Routledge Handbook of Gender and EU Politics provides an essential and authoritative source of information for students, scholars and researchers in EU studies/ politics, gender studies/ politics, political theory, comparative politics, international relations, political and gender sociology, political economy, European and legal studies/ law.

Designed for all those who, due to health or financial reasons, wish to cut down on their drinking, this book does not preach but it does give all the facts about alcohol. Useful advice to enable people to change their drinking patterns is included, along with a drinking diary and tips for drinking less.

The last three decades have seen an explosion of social, psychological and clinical research to identify effective strategies to prevent and treat alcohol-related problems. This ""Essential Handbook"" contains an updated selection of reviews of "what works" drawn from the critically acclaimed "International" "Handbook of Alcohol Dependence and Problems."

Selected specifically for health and other professionals, who need to provide effective responses in their work, these authoritative, science-based reviews are a distillation of the more practical elements, designed to save time for the busy practitioner.