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
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
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
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
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.