Rethinking Substance Abuse: What the Science Shows, and What We Should Do about It
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1572302313 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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sally wright said we all should know. This book is a fascinating gathering together of important scholarship in the "troublesome use" of drugs and alcohol. The collected papers are the outcome of a conference and discussion among researchers in every area of science related to addictions. The articles are precise and full b. Filled with information GusEmery I'm only half way through this book but I have learned so much. It is filled with informative material, reporting on state of the art addiction information. I'm really glad I spent the money on this book. Its a hard read sometime, difficult concepts are being presented, but even though . Many possible solutions may be counter-intuitive! Barbara S. Reeves For the past two decades, funding for addiction treatment research has more than doubled. However, what has been learned from this research has yet to be put into practice resulting in a so-called "research-to-treatment gap," a gap so wide that it casts doubt on the effectiveness of our
Tightly edited chapters summarize current thinking on the nature and causes of alcohol and other drug problems; discuss what works at the individual, family, and societal levels; and offer robust principles for developing more effective treatments and services.. The volume incorporates developmental, neurobiological, genetic, behavioral, and social–environmental perspectives. While knowledge on substance abuse and addictions is expanding rapidly, clinical practice still lags behind. This state-of-the-art book brings together leading experts to describe what treatment and prevention would look
But it also does a good deal more. It assembles the most up-to-date scientific knowledge in the social and biological sciences to advance the field with regard to the etiology, prevention, and treatment of substance use problems. This volume is well focused, comprehensive, and quite readable."--Marc Galanter, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, New York University School of Medicine"If you teach about substance use and abuse, as I do, you and your students will greatly value this book. "This book is an important contribution to our understanding of how to apply sub