Main description:

From inhalants and alcohol to synthetic drugs and opiates, CONCEPTS OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, 10th Edition, reflects the explosion of information regarding the understanding, identification and treatment of substance use disorders. Author Harold Doweiko also examines the use and misuse of tobacco, barbiturates, amphetamines, cocaine and hallucinogens as well as chemicals 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 misuse 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. Misuse of Central Nervous System Stimulants and Stimulant Use Disorders.
9. Cocaine Misuse and Cocaine Use Disorder.
10. Marijuana Misuse and Cannabis Use Disorder.
11. Opioid Use and Misuse.
12. Hallucinogen Misuse.
13. Misuse of Inhalants and Aerosols.
14. The Under-Recognized Problem of Steroid Misuse.
15. Tobacco Products and Tobacco Use Disorder.
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: Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illness.
26. The Biopsychosocial Model of the Substance Use Disorders.
27. The Substance Use Disorders as a Disease of the Human Spirit
28. The Assessment of Suspected Substance Use Disorders.
29. Intervention.
30. Treatment Settings.
31. Treatment Formats.
32. The Process of Treatment.
33. Pharmacological Interventions for Substance Use Disorders.
34. Relapse and Other Problems Frequently Encountered in Substance Rehabilitation.
35. Support Groups to Promote and Sustain Recovery.
36. Substance Use Disorders and Infectious Disease.
37. The Relationship Between Drugs and Crime.
38. The Debate Over Legalization.
Appendices.
Glossary.
References.
Index.