Drug Abuse

Integrated perspectives about the biological, social and psychological causes of drug problems and how to overcome them.

Integrates several perspectives about the causes and cures of drug problems providing a better understanding of the parameters of drug abuse. They examine neuro-biological, socio-environmental and physical environmental influences making this an inter-disciplinary text ideal for both researchers and practitoners involved in the examination of drug abuse.Drug Abuse: Concepts, Prevention, and Cessation serves as a comprehensive source of information on the topography of, causes of, and solutions to drug problems. The text covers conceptual issues regarding definitions of drug use, misuse, abuse, and dependence. Importantly, the text addresses a variety of theoretical bases currently applied to the development of prevention and cessation programs, specific program content from evidence-based programs, and program processes and modalities. Information regarding etiology, prevention, and cessation is neatly delineated into (a) neurobiological, (b) cognitive, (c) micro-social, and (d) macro-social/physical environmental units. The book is ideally suited as a primary source for students and professionals in chemical dependence programs, clinical and health psychology, public health, preventive medicine, nursing, sociology, and social work, among other fields, on the nature, causes, prevention, and cessation of the abuse of legal and illegal drugs.