Maree Teesson, Wayne Hall, Heather Proudfoot, Louisa Degenhardt

Addictions (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The first edition of Addictions established itself as a valuable resource for students and professionals alike. This authoritative new edition builds on the success of the previous book, incorporating advances in research and practice over the last ten years. The book includes material on:the nature of addiction and who becomes addictedhealth consequences of alcohol and other drug dependencetheories and causes of addiction.The authors, experts in the field, also include new material on the controversy surrounding the possible positive effects of alcohol and cannabis use, the increased risk of interpersonal violence, and new research on theories of addiction. Addictions will be essential reading for students, professionals and researchers seeking state of the art information about this rapidly growing field.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136314483
• Artikelnr.: 38262498

Autorenporträt

Maree Teesson is Professor, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow and Assistant Director, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Wayne Hall is NHMRC Australia Fellow and Professorial Fellow, The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Australia

Heather Proudfoot is a Research Fellow at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia

Louisa Degenhardt is Professor, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow and Principal for Young People's Health at the Burnet Institute in Melbourne, Australia

Inhaltsangabe

The Nature of Addiction. Who Becomes Addicted? The Health Consequences of
Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Dependence. Theories of Addiction: Causes
and Maintenance of Addiction. Alcohol. Nicotine. Cannabis. Opioids.
Psychostimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamines and Ecstasy. Addiction: Looking
Ahead.