Addictions

Name: Addictions
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ISBN: 9781440863394

Elements, History, Treatments, and Research

Frances R. Frankenburg MD

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Praeger Publishers Inc
19 September 2019

Abnormal psychology; Addiction & therapy; Coping with drug & alcohol abuse

Series: Health and Psychology Sourcebooks

This book offers an accessible and comprehensive yet compact description of various forms of addiction, a disorder suffered by one in every 10 people in the United States.

Now thought of as a brain disorder, addiction affects millions of individuals, their families, and society at large. Written by experts who treat people with addiction, this text provides an up-to-date explanation of different addictions with respect to their history, treatments, and related research. Readers will understand the causes, complications, and treatment of addictions after reading this text.

Chapters cover the most serious addictions to drugs—alcohol, tobacco, opioids, stimulants, inhalants, and sedative hypnotics—and to highly addictive activity now recognized as a behavioral addiction, gambling. Research into these addictions and treatments for each specific addiction are reviewed. Chapters also consider rapidly changing issues related to addiction, including the increase in deaths due to the opioid epidemic, the evolving legal status of marijuana, and the use of hallucinogens in therapy. In addition to forms of addiction, the text addresses the neurobiology of addiction; brain pathways involved in addiction are just beginning to be understood.

Edited by: Frances R. Frankenburg MD
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 652g
ISBN: 9781440863394
ISBN 10: 1440863393
Series: Health and Psychology Sourcebooks
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 19 September 2019
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Frances R. Frankenburg, MD, is professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. She is author of several books, including Brain Robbers: How Alcohol, Cocaine, Nicotine, and Opiates Have Changed Human History.

Reviews for Addictions: Elements, History, Treatments, and Research

This supportive and authoritative reference will be of solid use to students, beginning researchers, and family members of addicts looking for broad guidance. - Library Journal