Drugs in Perspective: WITH Online Learning Center Bind-in Card
6th Edition
Published on 16. March 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
403 pages
978-0-07-325202-5 (ISBN)
Description
This text is designed for the drug and substance abuse counseling course that prepares future health professionals to work with patients, clients, and families of abusers. It provides perspective on the aspects and problems associated with addiction and discusses the fundamentals of the dynamics of chemical dependency. The new edition improves topic flow for easier understanding and brings the research base into the 21st century.
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Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 200 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
626 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-325202-5 (9780073252025)
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Other editions
Previous edition
Richard Fields
Drugs in Perspective: With PowerWeb
Book
09/2003
5th Edition
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
€107.50
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Content
Section I: Understanding Substance Abuse 1 Putting Drugs in Perspective 2 Why do People Abuse Drugs? 3 Drug Specific Information: Drugs on the Street Where You Live 4 Screening and Assessment of Alcohol/Drug Problems Section II: Family 5 Substance Abuse and Family Systems 6 Parenting: Impact on Alcohol Use and Abuse 7 Growing Up in an Alcoholic Family System Section III: Prevention and Treatment 8 Prevention of Substance Abuse Problems 9 Change, Motivation & Intervention for Substance Abuse Problems 10 Disorders Co-Occurring with Substance Abuse 11 Alcohol/Drug Treatment and Relapse Prevention Appendix A: Trends in Annual Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for Eight, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders Appendix B: Alcohol/Drug Screening Inventories Appendix C: Medication Examples Appendix D: At-Risk Factors For Substance Abuse