Main description:

Drug Abuse: Concepts, Prevention, and Cessation serves as a comprehensive source of information on the topography of, causes of, and solutions to drug problems. The text covers conceptual issues regarding definitions of drug use, misuse, abuse, and dependence. Importantly, the text addresses a variety of theoretical bases currently applied to the development of prevention and cessation programs, specific program content from evidence-based programs, and program processes and modalities. Information regarding etiology, prevention, and cessation is neatly delineated into (a) neurobiological, (b) cognitive, (c) micro-social, and (d) macro-social/physical environmental units. The book is ideally suited as a primary source for students and professionals in chemical dependence programs, clinical and health psychology, public health, preventive medicine, nursing, sociology, and social work, among other fields, on the nature, causes, prevention, and cessation of the abuse of legal and illegal drugs.

Contents:

Preface; Part I. Concepts and Classes of Drugs: 1. Concepts of drug, drug use, misuse, and abuse; 2. Further classifications relevant to substance abuse and dependence; 3. Types of drugs, history of drug use and misuse, and costs of drug misuse; Part II. Etiology: 4, Current multivariable models; 5. Neurobiologically relevant; 6. Cognitive processes; 7. Social interaction and social groups; 8. The large physical and social environment; 9. Assessment; Part III. Prevention: 10. Concepts of prevention; 11. Neurobiologically relevant; 12. Cognitive processes; 13. Social interaction and social groups; 14. The large social and physical environment; Part IV. Cessation: 15. Concepts of cessation; 16. Neurobiologically relevant; 17. Cognitive processes; 18. Social interaction and social groups; 19. The large social and physical environment; Part V. Conclusions and the Future: 20. Conclusions, recent, and future directions.