| Description |
1 online resource (383 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
The library of addictive drugs |
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Library of addictive drugs.
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| Contents |
The drug -- The history of heroin: the discovery of opium and the China trade -- The history of heroin: heroin in America and the world trade -- The pharmacology and physiology of heroin use -- The addict -- The psychology and culture of the heroin addict -- Case history: heroin addiction -- Treatment -- Treatment for heroin addiction : the behavioral model -- The politics of methadone maintenance -- Case histories: methadone maintenance -- Pharmacological approaches to heroin addiction treatment -- Society -- Heroin, the aids epidemic, and hepatitis B and C -- America's war on drugs -- Heroin and the criminal justice system in America -- Heroin, popular culture, and the media -- Heroin addicts : beyond redemption? |
| Summary |
"This updated and expanded second edition provides new research into heroin's effects on the brain, the changing attitudes and policies about methadone and medications, and the different approaches to treating heroin addicts. Included are studies of violence along the U.S.-Mexican border--which has put heroin trafficking in the spotlight--as well as a focus on how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have made opium a valuable commodity and a major source of funds for terrorists. Animated with vivid personal stories and vignettes, Heroin puts a human face on the long and complex story behind this notorious drug"--Provided by publisher |
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A fully developed history, psychology, physiology, and pharmacology of heroin addiction.'--David E. Smith, M.D., Founder, President, and Medical Director, Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc., and Richard B. Seymour, M.A., Managing Editor, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 'Recommended reading for both the general public and addiction treatment professionals, providing a wealth of valuable information in understanding heroin addiction and treatment.'--Mark Parrino, M.P.A., President, American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Heroin abuse.
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Heroin -- History
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Heroin abuse -- Treatment.
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Methadone maintenance.
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Heroin Dependence
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Drug and Narcotic Control
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Heroin -- history
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Heroin Dependence -- therapy
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Heroin
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Heroin abuse
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Heroin abuse -- Treatment
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Methadone maintenance
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Libby, Therissa A., 1960- author.
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| ISBN |
9781592859900 |
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1592859909 |
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