LEADER 03690nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910829585503321 005 20230802010620.0 010 $a1-920541-64-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001132965 035 $a(EBL)1052174 035 $a(OCoLC)817903379 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000799196 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11492567 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000799196 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10755387 035 $a(PQKB)11050493 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1052174 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1052174 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10621610 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL532674 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001132965 100 $a20120209d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSubstance use and abuse in South Africa$b[electronic resource] $einsights from brain and behavioural sciences /$feditors George F.R. Ellis ... [et al.] 210 $aCape Town $cUCT Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (410 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-919895-29-9 311 $a1-306-01423-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the contributors; Introduction Substance use and abuse in South Africa; Epidemiology and Symptomatology; 1. Epidemiology of substance use and abuse in South Africa; 2. The clinical presentation of substance-related disorders in South Africa; 3. Developmental consequences of prenatal drug and alcohol exposure; 4. Women and alcohol; Neuroscience and Psychiatry; 5. Addiction as virtual seeking: evolutionary insights into addiction; 6. Genetics and molecular biology; 7. Brain imaging and neural circuitry in methamphetamine users 327 $a8. Affective neuroscience of methamphetamine abuse9. Neurocognitive effects of alcohol abuse and dependence; 10. Neuropsychoanalytic notes on addiction; 11. Decision-making and substance abuse: a South African perspective; 12. Animal models of substance abuse; Intervention and Policy; 13. Youth and substances; 14. Evaluated interventions to prevent substance abuse among young South Africans; 15. Interpersonal violence in South Africa and substance misuse: connections and approaches to prevention; 16. Substance use, stigma and health literacy: a conceptual framework 327 $a17. Addiction: philosophy and ethics18. Clinical treatment of substance use disorders in South Africa; 19. Substance abuse policy in South Africa; Index; Back Cover 330 $a
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