Addiction : What Everyone Needs to Know / Suzette Glasner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glasner, Suzette, author.

Series:

What Everyone Needs to Know

What Everyone Needs to Know? Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alcoholism.

Substance abuse--Prevention.

Substance abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

What Everyone Needs to Know

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2024.

Summary:

In Addiction: What Everyone Needs to Know?, Suzette Glasner aims to clear the air of some of the most polarizing and misleading information that dominates public thinking about addiction. Providing straight talk and sound guidelines for the general public as well as health professionals and policymakers, she raises important questions related to addiction and answers them in an accessible yet empirically informed manner throughout the book. Offering an insightful overview of addiction from its origins, to forms of treatment and complications, this book will be the go-to resource for authoritative, up-to-date, accurate, and compelling information about this topic.

While historically a topic of great interest, controversies and general public discourse surrounding addiction have been growing rapidly, particularly in light of the rising death toll resulting from the opioid epidemic. Debates are heating up over issues of opioid prescribing practices, legalization of marijuana, the potential for substances such as marijuana to be truly "addictive," the use of medication to treat individuals with addiction, and much more. In light of the common misconception that addictive behaviors are entirely volitional, misinformation and stigma have had a deleterious impact on the public's understanding concerning the nature, causes, and treatments of substance use disorders. Despite decades of research and tens of thousands of published and peer-reviewed investigations, critics continue to ask whether addiction is a genuine medical condition or a choice. In Addiction: What Everyone Needs to Know(tm), leading expert in the science and treatment of addiction Suzette Glasner aims to clear the air of some of the most polarizing and misleading information that dominates public thinking about addiction. Providing straight talk and sound guidelines for the general public as well as health professionals and policymakers, Glasner raises important questions related to addiction and answers them in an accessible yet empirically informed manner throughout the book. Offering an insightful overview of addiction from its origins, to forms of treatment and complications, this book will be the go-to resource for authoritative, up-to-date, accurate, and compelling information about this topic.

Contents:

Cover

Addiction

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Part 1: What Does Addiction Look Like?

1. Introduction: How Can This Book Help You Understand Addiction?

2. What Do Addiction and Recovery Look Like?

Part 2: How Do Alcohol and Drugs Affect the Brain and Behavior?

3. What Does Alcohol Do to the Brain and Behavior?

4. What Does Marijuana Do to the Brain and Behavior?

5. What Do Nicotine and Tobacco Do to the Brain and Behavior?

6. What Does Vaping Do to the Brain and Behavior?

7. What Do Stimulants Do to the Brain and Behavior?

8. What Do Opioids Do to the Brain and Behavior?

9. How Did We End Up In An Overdose Crisis?

Part 3: There Is Real Hope: Treatments that Work

10. What Are the Goals of Treatment for Addiction?

11. What Psychotherapies Are Effective for Addiction?

12. What Medications Are Effective for Addiction?

13. Why Is Addiction Stigmatized?

Part 4: Addiction and Recovery Long Term: The Prognosis Can Be Great

14. What is Life Like Beyond Addiction?

Resources for People with Addiction

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780197768747

0197768741

9780190946562

0190946563

9780190946579

0190946571