Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drug abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
NIDA Research Monograph
Author: Problems of Drug Dependence
Author: College on Problems of Drug Dependence (U.S.). Scientific MeetingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drug abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Reviewing Current Practice in Drug-substitution Treatment in the European Union
Author: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug AddictionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
The aim of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction is to provide objective, reliable and comparable information about drugs and drug addiction in Europe. This study looks at the use of substitution treatments. It concludes that there has been a steady increase in the use of such treatments but that a successful strategy requires a multiple approach that combines drug substitution with drug free treatments. As well as an overview of the subject, this book provides reports on the situation in each of the EU countries.
Pregnancy and Drug Misuse Update 2000
Author: Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (Pompidou Group)Publisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287145031
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Drug misusers are increasingly seen as patients requiring care, rather than as confirmed delinquents. But is this the case with pregnant women who misuse drugs? What kinds of care are available to them? Can special provision be made for them? What ethical issues arise? The aim of this seminar held in Strasbourg in May 2000 was to review the situation in the field of care provision for drug-misusing pregnant women and suggest new areas of work for the future.
Heroin in the Age of Crack-Cocaine
Author: James A. InciardiPublisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780761904236
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book presents an historical overview of heroin use in the USA, as well as articles by experts in the field which focus on current developments and emerging trends in prevention, treatment, distribution and consumption. Filling a void in the literature on what is known about the `new' heroin users, this volume also updates the reader on the status of ageing heroin-addicted populations who initiated use of the drug prior to the `age of cocaine'.
Methadone Treatment for Opioid Dependence
Author: Eric C. StrainPublisher:
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Throughout the world, hundreds of thousands of people are addicted to opiates. The human, economic, and societal costs of this addiction are staggering: more than one-quarter of prison inmates are incarcerated for drug offenses and there has been a dramat.
AIDS in Europe
Author: Jean-Paul MoattiPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9781857285079
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Major changes in the nature and dynamics of the AIDS epidemic over the last few years are reflected in changing epidemiological trends as well as in the progress made in biomedical research and treatment. AIDS in Europe brings together papers from leading social science researchers to look at the opportunities and challenges these changes bring and the different ways in which they are being responded to in both western and eastern Europe. Papers are organised under three headings: *new challenges for HIV prevention *care of people living with HIV/AIDS in a new therapeutic context *AIDS public policies: from specialisation to normalisation AIDS in Europe provides a comprehensive overview of current social and behavioural research on HIV and AIDS for all health professionals.
Handbook of Health Behavior Research II
Author: David S. GochmanPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780306454448
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
This landmark treatise provides the first comprehensive review of basic health behavior research. In four volumes, multidisciplinary contributors critically assess every aspect of health behavior, giving special attention to the interrelationship between personal/social systems and risk behavior. Volume 1 presents useful conceptions of health and health behavior and describes the influence of personal, family, social and institutional factors. Each volume features extensive supplementary and integrative material prepared by the editor, the detailed index to the entire four-volume set, and a glossary of health behavior terminology.
Homelessness & Health in Canada
Author: Manal Guirguis-YoungerPublisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 0776621483
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
"Brings together leading and emerging researchers to advance understanding of the complex relationships between homelessness and health. Covering a wide range of topics from youth homelessness to end-of-life care, contributors outline policy and practice recommendations to respond to this public health crisis."--Back cover.
Drug Use, Impaired Driving and Traffic Accidents
Author: Alain G. VerstraetePublisher:
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Category : Automobile driving
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
This literature review provides a comprehensive report on the relationship between drug use, impaired driving and traffic accidents. It describes methodological issues (Chapter1), presents the results of prevalence surveys among drivers and provides an overview of findings from major international epidemiological surveys published since 2007 (Chapter 2) and gathers evidence from experimental and field studies of the relationship between drug use, driving impairment and traffic accidents (Chapter 3).