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Substance Abuse and Dependence

An Introduction for the Caring Professions

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  • © 1990
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Editors:
  1. Hamid Ghodse

    1. St George’s Hospital and Medical School, London, UK

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  2. Douglas Maxwell

    1. St George’s Hospital and Medical School, London, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Hamid Ghodse, Douglas Maxwell
    Pages 1-3

  3. What is Dependence?

    • Andrew Johns
    Pages 5-29

  4. Effects of Drugs of Dependence

    • Spencer Madden
    Pages 30-52

  5. Extent and Pattern of Drug Abuse and Dependence

    • S. Das Gupta
    Pages 53-79

  6. Courses of Drug Use: The Concepts of Career and Natural History

    • John Strang, Michael Gossop, Gerry Stimson
    Pages 80-97

  7. Clinical Management

    • Judith R. Morgan
    Pages 98-130

  8. Psychological Treatments

    • Michael Gossop, John Strang
    Pages 131-148

  9. Psychosocial Interventions

    • Brian Wells
    Pages 149-175

  10. Medical Complications of Substance Abuse

    • Douglas Maxwell
    Pages 176-203

  11. Substance Abuse and Psychiatric Problems

    • James Edeh
    Pages 204-215

  12. Problems of Maternal Substance Abuse

    • Hamid Ghodse
    Pages 216-231

  13. Substance Abuse and Prevention Strategies

    • Nicholas Dorn
    Pages 232-243

  14. Drugs and the Law

    • Roger Farmer
    Pages 244-254

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 255-263
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About this book

This is a multi-author guide to the medical, pharmacological, social and legal aspects of drug abuse and addiction. It offers practical information for all working in these areas, from volunteer counsellors to consultant psychiatrists.

Editors and Affiliations

  • St George’s Hospital and Medical School, London, UK

    Hamid Ghodse, Douglas Maxwell

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Substance Abuse and Dependence

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction for the Caring Professions

  • Editors: Hamid Ghodse, Douglas Maxwell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20859-3

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1990

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 263

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Nursing, Sociology, general, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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