A Plague Of Prisons
The epidemiology of mass incarceration in America.
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The epidemiology of mass incarceration in America.
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An intelligent and personal look at the complex issue of recreational drug use that will change the terms of the debate.
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Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library series, this concise pocketbook provides a clear and comprehensive overview of the brain science underpinning addiction.
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Based on the HBO documentary series this companion book is essential reading for anyone who has struggled with the consequences of their own or someone else’s substance addiction.
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A book sure to inspire controversy. Heyman argues that conventional wisdom about addiction (that it is a compulsion beyond conscious control) is wrong and makes a powerful case that addiction is voluntary.
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Looks at abuse of anabolic steroids and the possibility of resulting acute, chronic conditions.
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A father’s journey through his son’s addiction.
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A teaching guide intended to assist educators to facilitate discussions among nursing students.
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A resource for service providers to help facilitate guided discussions that will give young people an opportunity to explore drug related issues in a safe and supportive environment. Accompanied by DVD.
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The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
In this novel Hari reveals his discoveries entirely through the stories of people across the world whose lives have been transformed by this war.
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Clean is a leap beyond the traditional approaches to prevention and treatment of addiction and the mental illnesses that usually accompany it.
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Looking for Harm Reduction in a 12-step world. This book documents the history of the harm reduction movement through compelling personal narratives.
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Dr. Ferentzy has lived the life of a crack addict and reveals the ugly truth. He claims the dominant approach to drug and alcohol addictions has hurt more people than it has helped.
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Sex work, drugs, alcohol and other substances.
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This discussion by a leading expert on drug use, illuminates the factors that permit some people to use such highly addictive and dangerous substance as alcohol, marijuana, psychedelics and opiates in a controlled fashion.
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In this best selling textbook, Dr Gordis explains the epidemiologic approach to disease and intervention, explores the use of epidemiologic principles to identify the causes of disease, and discusses how epidemiology should be used to improve evaluation and public policy.
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Self-injury can be as addictive as any drug, and the secrecy and shame many sufferers feel about this behaviour can keep them feeling trapped.
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Written by an international team of contributors, this text provides an essential panorama of harm reduction in the 21st century for educators and researchers in addiction and public health.
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A New Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems
This ground breaking volume provides readers with both an overview of harm reduction therapy and a series of ten case studies, treated by different therapists, that vividly illustrate this treatment approach with a wide variety of clients.
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Pragmatic Strategies for managing High-Risk Behaviors. This book brings together researchers and practitioners who have made significant contributions to the growth and acceptance of harm reduction as an integral and effective approach to minimizing the negative consequences of high-risk behavior.
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An in-depth look at drug and alcohol addiction as a chronic , treatable disease of the brain.
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Looks at the epidemic of addictions in our society, tells us why we are so prone to them and what is needed to liberate ourselves from their hold on our emotions and behaviors
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From nicotine to marijuana, from caffeine to ecstasy, this book explores the pervasive influence of drugs around the world.
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A neuroscientist examines his former life on drugs.
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A comprehensive road map to ending the war on drugs, this book calls for a thoughtful discussion of the legalization and regulation of recreational drugs.
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The Harm Reduction guide to managing drugs and alcohol
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Demonstrates that ADD is not an inherited illness, but a reversible impairment
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Using breathtaking brain imagery and other research, Michael Kuhar shows us the powerful, long-term brain changes that drugs can cause.
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The contents of this book are the product of scientific pursuit. It comprises data and insight which is provided to support harm reduction and a safer approach. The author has systematically taken over 100 chemical and botanical substances and documented his experiences.
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A journey into Crystal-Meth Addiction. Combining memoir with reportage, this compelling first-person account investigates a drug that is fast becoming a subject of discussion throughout the Western World.
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Bureaucrats, Brothels and the business of AIDS
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Nic Sheff captures the insidious, almost vampiric mind-set of an addict who shrinks from any form of light. This book has more in common with Kafka than any recovery memoir I’ve read. – Mary Karr, New York Times
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