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The anatomy of addiction : what science and research tell us about the true causes, best preventive techniques, and most successful treatments
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The anatomy of addiction : what science and research tell us about the true causes, best preventive techniques, and most successful treatments
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Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
256 pages ; 22 cm.
Summary:
"As compelling as it is informative and authoritative, The Anatomy of Addiction will lead you to a better understanding about the causes, prevention, and treatment of addiction. It explains in layman's terms what constitutes effective, evidence-based addiction medicine and how to find it. This book provides actionable, scientific information for addicts and their families and details how to avoid so-called rehab clinics that are at best useless and at worst dangerous and even life threatening"--
Contents:
Introduction: The invisible epidemic that's killing us -- Chapter 1. Addiction is preventable. Addiction is treatable -- Chapter 2. The ten biggest myths of addiction -- Chapter 3. The medical illness of addiction -- Chapter 4. The medical consequences of addiction -- Chapter 5. The process of effective treatment -- Chapter 6. Painless detox -- Chapter 7. Maintenance and relapse -- Chapter 8. Dual diagnosis -- Chapter 9. Teen and young adults -- Chapter 10. Fetal alcohol syndrome: Real and preventable -- Epilogue: Overcoming the culture of disbelief.
Publication Info:
New York City : Perigee, 2016.
Subject:
Substance abuse -- Etiology.
Compulsive behavior -- Etiology.
Substance abuse -- Treatment
Abuse of substances
Addiction, Substance
Addictive behavior
Chemical dependence
Chemical dependency
Substance addiction
Substance dependence
Substance-related disorders
Substance use disorders
Behavior, Compulsive
Compulsion (Psychology)
SAILS ISBN:
9781101981832