Drugs and addictive behaviour : a guide to treatment / / Hamid Ghodse

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811569003321
• Autore: Ghodse Hamid
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2002
• ISBN: 1-107-13329-7; 1-280-16240-6; 9786610162406; 0-511-12046-X; 1-139-14707-2; 0-511-06477-2; 0-511-05844-6; 0-511-30791-8; 0-511-54379-4; 0-511-07323-2
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 501 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 616.86/06
• Soggetti: Substance abuse - Treatment
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-488) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Drugs, addiction and behaviour; 2 Drug dependence in the UK - and elsewhere; 3 Drugs of abuse and dependence; 4 Alcohol; 5 Assessment; 6 General measures of intervention; 7 Specific methods of treatment; 8 Complications of drug abuse and their treatment; 9 Special problems; 10 Follow-up and treatment outcome; 11 Prevention of drug abuse; 12 The law and drug control policies; Appendix 1. Illicit manufacture of controlled substances; Appendix 2. Substance Abuse Database; Appendix 3. The European Substance Use Database; Appendix 4. Substance Abuse Assessment QuestionnaireAppendix 5. Np-SAD; Appendix 6. Narcotics Anonymous; Appendix 7. Opiate withdrawal; Appendix 8. Opiate Withdrawal Scoring Sheet; Appendix 9. Attendance Record; References and further reading; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this completely revised and updated third edition of his highly ; successful book, Hamid Ghodse presents a comprehensive overview of substance misuse and dependence. There is a particular emphasis on practical, evidence-based approaches to the assessment and management of a wide range of drug-related problems in a variety of clinical settings, and he has written an entirely new chapter on alcohol abuse. He defines all the terms, and describes the effects of substance misuse on a patient's life. Epidemiology, and international prevention and drug control policies are covered to address the global nature of the problem, and the appendix provides a series of clinical intervention tools, among them a Substance Misuse Assessment Questionnaire. This will be essential reading for all clinicians and other professionals dealing with addiction, from counsellors and social workers to policy makers.