Key concepts in substance misuse. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Aaron Pycroft.
• Editors: Pycroft, Aaron
• Contents: Part 1: Drugs, Democracy and Society; Ethical Evaluations of Drug Use and Drug Policy - Aaron Pycroft; The International and National Legislative Framework - Aaron Pycroft; The Relationship Between Politics and Scientific Knowledge in Formulating Drug Policy - Aaron Pycroft; Alternatives to Prohibition - Aaron Pycroft; Part 2: Definitions and categories of psychoactive substances; Sedatives - Aaron Pycroft; Stimulants - Aaron Pycroft; Opiates - Aaron Pycroft; Hallucinogens - Aaron Pycroft; Poly Drug Use - Aaron Pycroft; Drugs with Mixed Effects - Aaron Pycroft; New Psychoactive Substances (Legal Highs) - Rosanna Bartholomew; Part 3: Understanding the Nature of Addiction; Addiction as a Complex Adaptive System - Aaron Pycroft; The Evolutionary Context - Aaron Pycroft; Dependence Syndromes - Aaron Pycroft; Psychological Perspectives - Aaron Pycroft; Part 4: Interventions and Treatment; Dual Diagnosis and the Context of Exclusion - Anita Green; Harm Reduction - Tony Shea; The concept of Recovery - Tim Leighton; The Purposes and Methods of Detoxification from Illicit Drugs - Rebecca Lee; The Purposes and Methods of Detoxification from Alcohol - Pam Campbell and Anne Spooner; The Major Talking Therapies - Trevor Smith; Buddhism and Addiction - Devin Ashwood; Criminal Justice Interventions - Bernie Heath; Evidence Based Practice, Research and Outcome Monitoring - Jane Winstone; The Core Skills in Working with Substance Misuse - Angela Woods; Whole Systems Approaches - Tony Wilkinson;
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Subjects: 362.29; Substance abuse
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781473917330; 1473917336
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.