By Matthew Warner Osborn

Edgar Allan Poe vividly remembers status in a jail mobile, fearing for his existence, as he watched males mutilate and dismember the physique of his mom. That reminiscence, in spite of the fact that image and frightening, used to be no longer genuine. It used to be a hallucination, one of the suffered by way of the author, attributable to his habit to alcohol.

In Rum Maniacs, Matthew Warner Osborn unearths how and why pathological consuming grew to become a topic of scientific curiosity, social controversy, and lurid fascination within the early American republic. on the center of that tale is the ailment that Poe suffered: delirium tremens. First defined in 1813, delirium tremens and its attribute hallucinations encouraged sweeping alterations in how the scientific occupation observed and taken care of the issues of alcohol abuse. according to new theories of pathological anatomy, human body structure, and psychological disorder, the hot prognosis based the clinical conviction and renowned trust that ordinary consuming may perhaps turn into a mental and physiological ailment. by way of midcentury, delirium tremens had encouraged a variety of renowned theater, poetry, fiction, and representation. This romantic fascination persevered into the 20th century, such a lot significantly within the vintage Disney comic strip Dumbo, within which a red pachyderm marching band haunts a drunken younger elephant. Rum Maniacs finds simply how delirium tremens formed the trendy adventure of alcohol habit as a psychic fight with internal demons.

By Mark L. Witten

ISBN-10: 0849303117

ISBN-13: 9780849303111

ISBN-10: 1420042246

ISBN-13: 9781420042245

The future health results of tobacco smoke on people who smoke are good outlined. although, the consequences on non-smokers aren't so transparent. Which of the various illnesses, cancers, and pathologies which are definitely linked to smoking also are triggered through tobacco smoke in non-smokers? What are the consequences on non-smokers of smoking bans within the place of work and adjustments in advertisements? How will we successfully curtail the consequences of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)? Environmental Tobacco Smoke brings jointly in a single resource the major observations at the nature and results of publicity to environmental tobacco smoke. The publication makes a speciality of the pathological results of ETS on pregnant ladies, newborns, youths, adults, and the aged. additionally, it investigates ETS' contribution to the advance of bronchial asthma, tobacco hypersensitivity, middle ailment, and melanoma. The publication additionally examines the position of ETS in bringing approximately different maladies resembling DNA harm, gene activation, and immunosuppression. The fabrics additionally discover the issues linked to developing incontrovertible hyperlinks among ETS and illnesses in non-smokers. Environmental Tobacco Smoke additionally probes the function of the political and felony structures in enhancing behaviors, publicity dangers, and well-being results of ETS. The e-book additionally summarizes the position of antioxidant vitamins in reducing ETS harm and the usefulness of animal versions in refining the precision of experiences. truly, environmental tobacco smoke poses major wellbeing and fitness dangers. it's also abundantly transparent that those hazards might be eradicated. it truly is much more seen that, that allows you to determine potent prevention mechanisms, we have to outline the level of overall healthiness harm caused by ETS. Environmental Tobacco Smoke offers a plethora of data that educates us at the results of environmental tobacco smoke at the non-smoking public and thereby equips us to get rid of the issues created through ETS.

By Charles Herrick

ISBN-10: 0763757411

ISBN-13: 9780763757410

No matter if you are a newly clinically determined sufferer, a chum or relative, this booklet deals support. the one quantity on hand to supply either the doctor's and patient's perspectives, a hundred Questions & solutions approximately tips on how to stop smoking supplies authoritative, useful solutions on your questions about the results of smoking and the simplest techniques for quitting the behavior. Written via a fashionable psychiatrist, with genuine sufferer statement, this ebook is a useful source for a person dealing with the clinical, mental, and emotional turmoil of smoking.

By William A. Vega, Andres G. Gil

ISBN-10: 0306457377

ISBN-13: 9780306457371

ISBN-10: 0306471477

ISBN-13: 9780306471476

This e-book offers new and demanding information regarding adolescent drug use. The e-book is meant for human carrier pros, lecturers, researchers, and scholars attracted to the problem of early adolescent drug use and its motives and pervasiveness in a multiethnic inhabitants. this day, the sphere of adolescent drug use learn is dependent upon integrative types that allow competing motives of drug use. This process promotes flexibility in trying out hypotheses pertinent to adol- cents of very assorted social and cultural backgrounds or own features. Longitudinal reports, together with the single offered in those pages, have pointed out many hazard and protecting elements or procedures which are associated with adolescent drug use. We assessment those all through this ebook and current new details from our personal study. Our aspect of departure is to increase and difficult descriptive learn and versions of adolescent drug learn to hide the original and numerous reports of teenagers who're Hispanic, African American, and White non-Hispanic.

By Bill Pittman

ISBN-10: 0585322112

ISBN-13: 9780585322117

ISBN-10: 1568385056

ISBN-13: 9781568385051

The by no means prior to instructed tale of the forces that encouraged the fellowship of Alcoholics nameless. The Roots of Alcoholics nameless is an engaging heritage of therapy for alcoholism that lines society's transferring sentiments in the direction of restoration. writer invoice Pittman uncovers a wealth of recent and interesting information regarding the folks, activities and enterprises in the back of Alcoholics nameless. Pittman has dug deeply into the early historical past of AA. He has used fresh scholarship at the topic good and performed a mountain of recent examine. the whole Alcohol reports box may still locate this e-book hugely interesting.Penny sales space web page, Rutgers heart for Alcohol reports "A tough and idea frightening book."Ernest Kurtz, Ph.D., writer of now not God: A heritage of AA "I like invoice Pittman's genuine method of the years major as much as the start of AA."Ruth Hock Crecellius, invoice Wilson's first secretary "An sincere, exact and readable background of AA."Bob Morris, Minneapolis, Minnesota "Complete and informative--a necessary booklet for an individual within the alcohol reports field."Curtis M., long island urban "Pittman has written a complete and insightful background of the evolution of AA."Peter L., Waltham, Massachusetts

By Dale Jacquette (ed.)

ISBN-10: 1405199679

ISBN-13: 9781405199674

ISBN-10: 1444324446

ISBN-13: 9781444324440

The talk at the prestige and legality of hashish maintains to realize momentum. right here, own anecdotes mixed with educational and medical reviews mix to sharpen the various interesting philosophical matters linked to hashish use. 

• A frank, professionally trained and playful dialogue of hashish utilization with regards to philosophical inquiry
• Considers the which means of a ‘high’, the morality of smoking marijuana for excitement, the slippery slope to extra risky medications, and the human force to change our attention
• Not purely contains contributions from philosophers, psychologists, sociologists or criminal, pharmacological, and medical examiners, but additionally non-academics linked to the cultivation, distribution, and sale of hashish
• Brings jointly a global workforce of writers from the us, Canada, united kingdom, Finland, Switzerland, South Africa, and New Zealand

Content:
Chapter 1 A hashish Odyssey (pages 21–34): Lester Grinspoon
Chapter 2 Seeing Snakes (pages 35–49): G. T. Roche
Chapter three The hashish event (pages 50–61): Andrew D. Hathaway and Justin Sharpley
Chapter four Buzz, excessive, and Stoned (pages 65–76): Michael Montagne
Chapter five the nice get away (pages 77–89): Charles Taliaferro and Michel Le Gall
Chapter 6 hashish and the Human situation (pages 90–99): Brian R. Clack
Chapter 7 Hallucinatory Terror (pages 103–113): Tommi Kakko
Chapter eight Marijuana and Creativity (pages 114–120): Ryan E. Holt and James C. Kaufman
Chapter nine Navigating artistic internal area at the blameless Pleasures of cannabis (pages 121–136): Dale Jacquette
Chapter 10 hashish and the tradition of Alienation (pages 139–148): Mark Thorsby
Chapter eleven Reefer insanity (pages 149–161): Tuomas E. Tahko
Chapter 12 smooth vs. tough (pages 162–172): Brian Penrose
Chapter thirteen “Smoking Pot does not harm somebody yet Me!” (pages 175–191): Jack eco-friendly Musselman, Russ Frohardt and D. G. Lynch
Chapter 14 Pot Politics (pages 192–213): Mitch Earleywine
Chapter 15 hashish and the great existence (pages 214–225): Theodore Schick
Chapter sixteen weak point of Will (pages 226–235): Michael Funke

By Carol Colleran

ISBN-10: 0585408009

ISBN-13: 9780585408002

ISBN-10: 156838792X

ISBN-13: 9781568387925

Habit between older adults is a hidden and hushed challenge. signs of alcohol or medicine abuse can simply be wrong for stipulations relating to getting older. or even whilst neighbors or family realize indicators of habit, they generally the necessity for intervention or remedy. With an anticipated 3 million older american citizens suffering from alcohol and drug misuse and abuse, getting older and habit is a much-needed source. The authors, either specialists within the box of dependancy remedy and intervention, supply a deferential, definitive consultant for spotting and addressing substance abuse between older adults. Key issues comprise: realizing the connection among getting older and habit, discovering aid for a family member, and spotting the therapy wishes of older adults. Key beneficial properties and merits authors are widely known specialists within the box of habit addresses one of many nation's so much underestimated, lower than taken care of illnesses presents how-to-help info for relations and acquaintances

By Christopher Cavanaugh

ISBN-10: 0307758567

ISBN-13: 9780307758569

What does a codependent say to his mate whilst he wakes up?
"Good morning, how am I?"
--Overheard at a Codependents nameless meeting

Throughout the realm this present day, greater than million alcoholics and thousands of drug addicts, compulsive overeaters, intercourse addicts, compulsive gamblers, codependents, and different addicts abstain from their dependancy, having came across a brand new lifestyles via working towards the 12-step application of restoration constructed by means of Alcoholics nameless. through the years, their practices have developed right into a manner of life--the 12-Step Culture.

"I do not take note my first assembly, yet i have been instructed that I talked for a very lengthy time."
--Mary, a member of Narcotics Anonymous

AA to Z is the 1st e-book to rfile the richness and variety of the lives of recuperating humans and to supply an encyclopedic examine this distinctive tradition. much less self-help than enlightenment and leisure, AA to Z is created from real-life tales of...

By Joseph Erban

ISBN-10: 1257005448

ISBN-13: 9781257005444

By Irving Maltzman

ISBN-10: 9812770879

ISBN-13: 9789812770875

This significant publication presents a evaluation of the Minnesota version of alcoholism remedy, which mixes present medical remedies and the 12-step rules of Alcoholics nameless with the aim of abstinence. It seriously examines the examine base helping cognitive habit remedy methods to alcoholism. utilizing proof from biosociobehavioral technology and important analyses of alcoholism remedy consequence literature, the ebook rebuts the view of cognitive habit therapists that alcoholism is not anything yet a foul behavior .

This ebook fills a necessary desire, describing which alcoholism remedies paintings and which don't. it truly is a useful advisor to the supporting professions taking good care of alcoholics, alcoholism counselors, social employees, nurses, medical psychologists and psychiatrists in addition to the clever layperson attracted to alcoholism and its therapy. It additionally serves as a textbook for alcoholism classes and as an ancillary textual content for irregular psychology classes.

Contents: A Biosociobehavioral illness notion of Alcoholism; Alcoholism remedies and Mistreatments; What Makes Alcoholics nameless paintings; Expectancy concept and learn: Balderdash; Self-selection of Alcoholism remedy targets: damage relief or Induction; Little Albert Redux II: Bias and shortage of Scholarship in Textbooks; Sociology of technological know-how and Alcoholism Studies.