The Praeger International Collection on Addictions

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Angela Browne-Miller

ISBN: 0-275-99605-0

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99605-5

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1609 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 4/30/2009

List Price: $500.00 (UK Sterling Price: £344.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Abnormal Psychology

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"In this four-volume set for professionals and lay readers, experts from around the world highlight the latest issues and research into addictions of all kinds. The set emphasizes multicultural and international issues in addiction, and covers common topics, such as alcohol abuse and cocaine addiction, as well as addiction to caffeine, pornography, and shopping, highlighting biological, psychological, social, spiritual, and public health perspectives. Volume I offers a sampling of the depth and breadth of addiction and addiction studies today and in the past."
—SciTech Book News September 2009

Description: Only the very rare among us are completely unscathed by the effects of addiction - our own, that of a family member, friend, or coworker. Even the addictions of strangers - from the drunk driver or drug addict, to gambling, food, spending, or violence-addicted people - may subject us to dangers, threaten our well-being, and drain money from our pockets. Recent national estimates in just the US show that substance abuse and addiction alone cost taxpayers a total of nearly $500 billion a year. In these volumes, experts from around the world present the newest issues, research, and insights into addictions of all kinds. Led by Angela Browne-Miller, Director of the Metaxis Compulsive and Habitual Behaviors Institute in California, this team of contributors includes scholars and practitioners from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Thailand, Africa, and Russia. Topics range from drug addiction among male, female, teen, and aging populations, and among White, Hispanic, Black, Asian, Native American, and other groups, using liquor, cocaine, methamphetamine, khat, and/or other lesser known drugs, to behavioral addictions including online gaming, excessive buying, and eating disorders. Chapters also address issues including addiction as a public health problem and the politics of drug treatment policies.

Treatment methods for addictions, from electrotherapy to holistic approaches are addressed, as are spiritual, psychological, and cross-cultural issues involved. The experts behind these chapters include those from the University of California, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Purdue University, to McGill University, Nottingham Trent University, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

Table of Contents:

Volume 1, Faces of Addiction, Then and Now
Preface
Introduction
1.Addictions as a Public Health Issue
2.Cross-Cultural Issues in Substance Addictions Research Including Black Americans and Latinos
3.Race, Ethnicity and Early United States Drug Policy
4.Gender Inequalities and Inequities in Women with Substance Abuse Problems
5.Ethical Theory and Addiction
6.The Religious and Theological Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous
7.Adolescent Drug Sellers and Distributor
8.Historical Aspects of Alcohol Use in India: Role of Culture and Gender
9. Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Malaysia
10. Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking in Cyprus
11. Alcohol Use and Abuse in Poland
12. Alcohol Consumption and Binge Drinking in the UK
13. Alcohol Use and Abuse in Germany
14. From British India To The Taliban: Lessons From The History Of The Heroin Market
15. Youth Tobacco Use: The Health Effect, Trends In Smoking Rates, And Reasons Why Kids Use Tobacco
16. Brewing Trouble: Some Employment Implications Of Regular Malt Liquor Beer Consumption
17. The Roads to H: The Emergence of the American Heroin Complex, 1898-1956
18.Methadone: The Drug, the Treatment, the Controversy
19. Prevalence of Use And Manufacture Of Methamphetamine In The United States Is The Sky Falling Or Is It Not Really A Problem?
20. Interaction between Methamphetamine Use And HIV Infection
Volume 2, Psychobiological Profiles
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
1.Addiction and Health Promotion
2.Becoming a Problematic Consumer of Narcotics
3.Adaptation and Addiction
4. Co-Occurring Trauma and Substance Use Disorders with Criminal Offenders
5. The Role of Allergies in Addictions and Mental Illness
6. Alcohol Abuse: Impact on Vital Brain Functions and Societal Implications
7. Addiction and Cognitive Control
8. Neurobiological Mechanisms and Cognitive Components of Addiction
9. Neural Basis for Methamphetamine Addiction Rethinking the Definition of Dependence
10. Schizophrenia and Substance Misuse
11. Endocannabinoid Hypothesis of Drug Addiction
12. Regulation of -Opioid Receptor Desensitization in Sensory Neurons
13. Fetal, Neonatal And Early Childhood Effects Of Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure
14.Caffeine: Pharmacology and Effects of the World's Most Popular Drug
15. Marijuana Withdrawal: A Survey of Symptoms
16. Marijuana Interaction with Methamphetamine Addiction
17.What Is Methamphetamine and How and Why Is It Used?
18. The Short- and Long-Term Medical Effects of Methamphetamine on Children and Adults
19. Vapors May Be Dangerous if Inhaled: An Overview of Inhalants and Their Abuse
20. The Effects and Abuse Potential of GHB: A Pervasive "Club Drug"
21. HIV And Addiction From An African Perspective: Making The Link
22. Drug Abuse-Related Hiv/Aids Epidemic in India: Situation and Responses
Volume 3, Characteristics and Treatment Perspectives
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
1.The Social Construction of Drug Policy and Its Impact on Substance Abuse Treatment Philosophies in the United States
2.The Philosophy of Denial in Alcohol Studies: Implications for Research
3. The Spirituality of Recovery and the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
4. Addictions and free will: a structured exploration of the boundaries of personal and societal responsibility
5. Analysis of Intervention, Treatment, Policy, and Law That Contradict Ethical Criteria
6. Family Issues in the Field of Addiction Treatment
7.Codependence from a Family Systems Perspective
8.Best Practices for Dual Diagnosis Treatment and Program Development Co-occurring Mental Illness and Substance Disorders in Various Combinations
9.Religiosity as protective against addictions in adolescents.
10. Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation in the Treatment of Addictions
11. An Analysis of Service Providers Treatment Model Choices For Cocaine-Using Clients: A Case Study
12. Translating Efficacy to Effectiveness in Opioid Dependence Treatment
13. Shamanistic Harm Reduction Practices
14. Therapeutic Approaches, Beliefs, and Perceptions of Providers when Treating Alcohol or Drug Using Clients:Selecting Best Practices
15. Brief Telephone-Based Interventions for Clients with Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Problems
16. Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcoholics
17. Service Profiles: Provider Choices for Treatment of Alcohol-and Cocaine-Using Clients
18. An Innovative Approach to Prison Based Substance Use Treatment:The Implementation of Inmate Peer Mentor Programs
19. Advances in Corrections Based Treatment:Building the Addiction Treatment Workforce
20.Sacred Medicines for Harm Reduction and Substance Abuse
21. Entheogen-Enhanced Transpersonal Psychotherapy of Addictions:Focus on Clinical Applications of Ketamine for Treating Alcoholism
Volume 4, Behavioral Addictions from Concept to Compulsion
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
1. Work Addiction: Causes, Consequences, and Choices
2. Addiction to Television: With Commentary on Dependence on Video Games and the Internet
3. Excessive Buying as a Genuine Addictive Behavior
4. Compulsive Buying Disorder
5. Association with Criminality of Habit and Impulse-Control Disorders
6. Troubled IPR Addiction: Habitual Attraction, Abuse, and Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships
7. Craving Pizza? This Is Your Brain on Drugs: Eating Disorders as Addiction
8. Eating Disorders and Disturbances: The Continuum of Eating Disturbances
9. Addiction to Pornography: Its Psychological and Behavioral Implications
10. Assessment and Treatment of Internet Addiction
11. Gambling Addictions
12. Youth Gambling Problems: An International Perspective
13. Macau: China’s Entry into the World of Gambling
14. Native American Gambling: Economic Development or Dependence?
15. The Current Climate of Gambling in the United States
16. Online Gaming Addiction: Symptoms, Risk Factors, and Treatment
17. Youth Gambling Prevention and Resilience Education: A Harm Reduction Approach

About the Author: Dr. Angela Browne-Miller is the founder of Addiction Stoppers based in northern California, director of Metaxis Institute based in northern California, and has been a keynote speaker at conferences around the world on addiction, violence, trauma, and behavior change. Her published works include Praeger's Rewiring Your Self to Break Habits and Addictions: Breaking Free of Problem Patterns, To Have and To Hurt: Recognizing and Changing, or Escaping, Patterns of Abuse in Intimate Relationships, and Raising Thinking Children and Teens: Guiding Mental and Moral Development.

LCC Class: 616.86-dc22

PDF Catalogs:
Psychology Catalog 2008.pdf	Academic Library Spring 2009.pdf
Academic Library Fall 2008.pdf


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