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Drug addiction by MAYO Clinic
Drug addiction, also called substance use disorder, is a disease that affects a person's brain and behavior and leads to an inability to control the use of a legal or illegal drug or medicine. This site covers the following topics related to Addiction : Overview, Symptoms, Recognizing unhealthy drug use in family members, Recognizing signs of drug use or intoxication, Marijuana, hashish and other cannabis-containing substances, K2, Spice and bath salts, Barbiturates, benzodiazepines and hypnotics, Meth, cocaine and other stimulants, Club drugs, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Opioid painkillers, When to see a doctor, When to seek emergency help, Staging an intervention.
Author(s): Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Professional Perspectives On Addiction Medicine
This book contains following toipcs: Methadone Treatment: A Broad Perspective, The Science and Rationale for Opiate Agonist Treatment,The Behavioral Pharmacology of Methadone: The Easy- to-Understand Version,Effectiveness of Methadone Treatment, Effectiveness of Methadone as a Medical Treatment for Opioid Addiction,Co-occurring Mental Health Issues,Methadone and Pregnancy,Myth, Misunderstanding & Stigma
Author(s): Dr Mark Stanford, Donald Avoy
124 Pages
Basic Concepts in Drug Addiction
This book introduces some basic concepts in the addictions field. Topics covered includes: How drugs work, Drug concept, Drug classification, Effects of drugs, Epidemiology in addictions, Prevalence of substance consumption in the school, From use to dependence, Diagnosis, Consumption patterns, Diagnostic criteria, Individual and social factors that modulate the initiation and maintenance of drug consumption, Individual factors, Macrosocial factors, Microsocial factors, Personal factors, Integration of consumption risk factors.
Author(s): Jose Pedro Espada and Daniel Lloret Irles
176 Pages
This book covers the following topics: Illicit Drug Use in the United States, Diagnosing Drug Problems, Trends In Drug Use, Disaggregation Of Special populations, Concepts of Prevention, Evaluating Prevention Program Effects, Meta-Analyses Of Prevention Interventions, Three Programs Meeting Tobler's Criteria.
Author(s): National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Main Drugs of abuse, Drug related Harm , Reduction , Prevention and Treatment
This guide explains the following drug details: Nicotine, Alcohol, Cannabinoids, Marijuana and Opioids.
Author(s): Antidrug.Health.am
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An Addiction Recovery Glossary (PDF 49p)
There are two intended audiences for this paper. The first audience includes those in recovery who experientially know the recovery tradition of which they have been a part, but may know little, and may have many misconceptions about, the central ideas of other recovery traditions. The second audience includes those individuals working in addiction treatment who are not in personal recovery and who do not have direct knowledge about mutual aid groups.
Author(s): William L. White
49 Pages
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THE NEW SCIENCE OF ADDICTION GENETICS AND THE BRAIN
This note covers the following topics: The Brain's Reward Pathways, Drugs And The Reward Pathway, Addiction and Genes, Challenges and Issues.
Author(s): University of Utah
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