Helping People Addicted to Methamphetamine
A Creative New Approach for Families and Communities
Book Code:
C9908
ISBN:
0-275-99908-4
ISBN-13:
978-0-275-99908-7
200 pages, figures
Praeger Publishers
Publication:
9/30/2008
Availability:
In Stock
Media Type:
Hardcover
Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Description:
Stephan Jenkins, singer for the band Third Eye Blind, says methamphetamine makes you feel "bright and shiny," but it also makes you pathetically and relentlessly self-destructive, so much so that "you will do unconscionable things to feel bright and shiny again." This drug, made easily in clandestine labs from over-the-counter ingredients, can also cause depression, rapid tooth decay, psychosis, sensations of flesh crawling with bugs, paranoia, skin lesions, and kidney damage. Still, use has spread nationwide from California to Maine, with known addictions now highest in the West, Midwest, and South. Treatment admissions for methamphetamine addictions have increased more than fivefold in the last decade, with a federal report in 2006 showing 136,000 known cases. Meth is particularly addictive to women because it causes rapid weight loss. The results, as shown in recent cover stories in Newsweek, National Geographic, and USA Today, are pain for far more than the abuser. Meth addiction also ravages life for spouses, children, and other family members, as well as communities.
In this work, two experts on methamphetamine addiction and recovery explain why this drug has such a physical, psychological, and social draw for addicts despite all the damage it causes. Vignettes from addicts let us see inside the subculture of meth users. Authors Taylor and Covey explain why this drug and its addiction is different from other illicit drugs, and therefore why the treatment needs to be specifically tailored in order to be effective. This book, focused only on the addiction avenues and paths to recovery, is a perfect companion to Covey's earlier book, The Metehamphetamine Crisis (Praeger, 2006), which details the emergence and history of this drug use in the United States, as well as the social and community effects, and criminal justice approaches, successes, and failures to date. This book at hand will appeal to meth abusers, their families, and professionals trying to aid recovery from this new scourge, including substance abuse treatment providers, health professionals, psychologists, school personnel, and criminal justice staff.
Table of Contents:
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Preface
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1.Introduction
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2. Two Meth Stories and the Important Role of Community
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3. What is Meth?
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4. Effective Community-Based Treatment for Methamphetamine Addiction
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5. Creating Structure
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6. Treatment
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7. Where to Start
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Bibliography
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Appendix
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Examples of Studies of Evidence-Based Treatments for Stimulants, Cocaine, or Methamphetamine Use
LC Card Number:
2008023811
LCC Class:
RC568
Dewey Class:
616
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