Main description:

From inhalants and alcohol to synthetic drugs and opioids, Doweiko/Evans' CONCEPTS OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, 11th EDITION, covers the explosion of information regarding the understanding, identification and treatment of substance use disorders. Author Amelia Evans, continuing Harold Doweiko's work on prior editions, also examines the use and misuse of tobacco, barbiturates, amphetamines, cocaine and hallucinogens, as well as substances frequently left out of other books -- such as aerosols, steroids and over-the-counter analgesics. One thing you won't find is a judgmental approach preaching that "drugs are bad for you." By studying the facts and concepts in this book, you get the information you need to understand relevant research related to misused substances and help your clients overcome substance use challenges.

Contents:

1. Why Worry About Substance Misuse or Substance Use Disorders?
2. The Nature of the Beast.
3. A Brief Introduction to the Science of Pharmacology.
4. An Introduction to Alcohol: Man's Oldest Recreational Chemical.
5. The Alcohol Use Disorders.
6. Misuse of Barbiturates and Barbiturate-Like Compounds.
7. Misuse of Benzodiazepines and Similar Agents.
8. Use and Misuse of Central Nervous System Stimulants.
9. Cocaine Misuse and Cocaine Use Disorder.
10. Cannabis Use, Misuse and Cannabis Use Disorder.
11. Opioid Use, Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder.
12. Hallucinogen Misuse.
13. Misuse of Inhalants and Aerosols.
14. The Under-Recognized Problem of Steroid Misuse.
15. Tobacco Products and Tobacco Use.
16. Over-the-Counter Analgesics.
17. Chemicals and the Neonate.
18. Gender and Substance Use Disorders.
19. Hidden Faces of Substance Use Disorders.
20. Substance Misuse by Children and Adolescents.
21. Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders in College Students.
22. Substance Use Disorders and the Older Adult.
23. Substance Use Disorders and the Family.
24. Codependency and Enabling.
25. The Client with Co-Occurring Disorders.
26. The Biopsychosocial Model of the Addictions.
27. The Substance Use Disorders and Spirituality/Religion.
28. The Screening and Assessment of Suspected Substance Use Disorders.
29. Intervention.
30. Treatment Settings.
31. The Treatment of Substance Use Disorders.
32. The Process of Treatment.
33. Pharmacological Interventions for Substance Use Disorders.
34. Return to Use and Other Problems Frequently Encountered in Substance Treatment.
35. Support Groups to Promote and Sustain Recovery.
36. Substance Use Disorders and Infectious Disease.
37. The Debate over Drugs.
38. The Debate Over Legalization.
Appendices.
Glossary.
References.
Index.