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Addiction: a Very Short Introduction by
bVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /bAddiction is a subject which straddles public and personal interests; societal and criminal justice concerns; and family, social, and medical responses. It is a continuing area of uncertainty and concern for society and professionals trained in the field.This Very Short Introduction presents the basic facts about addiction: what it is, how and why it develops, how it is treated, and how society can respond to it. Addictions to both illicit drugs and licit drugs (e.g., alcohol) are covered, as is the possibility that certain behaviours not involving drug use (e.g., compulsive gambling) can qualify as addictions. Keith Humphreys provides a jargon-free account of our present understanding of addiction, from treatment evaluations to studies on the effects of public policies. He also illuminates the personal experience of addiction and recovery. Humphreys considers why some people become addicted and others do not, what treatments exist to help people who are addicted, and how the laws and regulations society establishes about drugs affects the rate and experience of addiction. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Call Number: RC564 .H86 2023
The Myth of Normal by
The instant New York Times bestseller By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing. In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really "normal" when it comes to health? Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of "normal" as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today's culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society--and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing. Cowritten with his son Daniel, The Myth Of Normal is Maté's most ambitious and urgent book yet.
Call Number: RA418 .M3272 2022
The Science of Addiction by
Over the past 10 years, neurobiologic and genetic research has provided an increased understanding of what causes drug addiction in the brain's reward pathway. Knowing this leads to a better understanding of how it may be treated and even reversed in those who successfully overcome the disease. This is especially true with addiction's possible precursors of mild to moderate substance use disorders. These latter disorders can usually be treated more easily by less intensive models of "treatment" that do not require actual brain chemistry re-regulation over time. In this new edition, there are updated scientific references to support addiction as a medical brain disease, using the prevailing neurobiology, genetics, and psychological scientific literature. We now have more psychosocial and medicinal methods for reversing abnormal brain chemistry during drug addiction. There are also more effective intervention, counseling, and motivating methods (SBIRT, motivational interviewing) for overcoming resistance to treatment and resistance to change than were able to be discussed when the first edition was published over a decade ago. Here, readers will find a fully-updated glossary of terms, additional abbreviations, and updated appendices. These will aid in clarifying the somewhat lengthy and science-based upgrades in our knowledge of neuroscience and genetics research that are so critical in understanding why addiction is such a serious and tough-to-treat disease. Utilizing the same easy-to-read language that was a hallmark of the earlier edition, Erickson keeps the science understandable yet comprehensive--appropriate for health professionals as well as lay readers who need and want this critical information.
Call Number: RC564 .E67 2018
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Call Number: HV5000.C2 M38 2010
The Anatomy of Addiction by Call Number: RC564 .M634 2016
Illness or Deviance? by Call Number: RC564 .M8728 2015
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Addiction and Recovery for Dummies by
No matter what your road to recovery looks like, Dummies is on your side Addiction and Recovery For Dummies gives you the tools you need to identify and face addiction in yourself or a loved one, while working towards a healthy and realistic approach to recovery. This book offers a compassionate, unbiased, and non-judgmental guide to evaluating and overcoming addiction. You'll learn to identify the range of addiction levels, the various types (including substance and non-substance), and the possible causes of addiction. An expert author guides you through the range of addiction treatment philosophies and approaches, including twelve-step programs, other in- and outpatient programs, and teen treatments. We'll also look at common recovery roadblocks, so you're prepared to overcome whatever hurdles your recovery process brings. Medications, therapeutic communities, self-help groups, long-term recovery strategies--it's all in here. Learn the signs of addiction and identify the most appropriate treatments Gain advice on offering help to friends or family members struggling with addiction Discover available recovery supports, including groups and medications Understand the media and cultural factors that encourage addiction, and how to avoid them Updated with the latest treatment options, Addiction & Recovery For Dummies is a valuable resource for those on a recovery journey, and a support guide for the 45 million people who are directly impacted by addiction.
Publication Date: 2023
Discovering Addiction by
This is a groundbreaking study of the history and ethics of addiction science. Based on archival research and oral-history interviews with dozens of addiction researchers, ""Discovering Addiction"" brings the history of human and animal experimentation in addiction science into the present. Professor Campbell examines the birth of addiction science - the National Academy of Science's project to find a pharmacological fix for narcotics addiction in the late 1930s - and then explores the ongoing studies of the ""opium problem,"" revealing how new rules regarding informed consent and the calculus of risk and benefit have affected research culture. ""Discovering Addiction"" also takes a soul-searching look at the still unresolved debate over federal prison research that look place in the 1970s, suggesting that it is possible to differentiate between ethical and unethical research by looking closely at how science is made. With its interdisciplinary approach to addiction, ""Discovering Addiction"" will appeal to scholars of drug and medical research, bioethics, health policy, and American studies as well as substance abuse treatment professionals and all those interested in the history of the pharmaceutical industry and medical culture.
Publication Date: 2007
Bruce K. Alexander and the Rat Park Experiments
- Addiction, connection and the Rat Park study
from Psychology Today, August 14, 2015
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