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A concise overview of this complex affliction for all those affected by addiction -- addicts, family members, and even employers. Download Plain Text version. At least one of every four people in America has had some experience with addiction -- either personally or through a family member. Addictio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henderson, Elizabeth Connell
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Substance abuse.
Dual diagnosis.
Compulsive behavior.
Addicts.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Addiction.
SELF-HELP > Substance Abuse & Addictions > General.
addicts.
substance abuse.
addiction.
Dependants.
Toxicomanie et maladies mentales.
Polytoxicomanie.
Comportement compulsif.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What Is Addiction?
  • Who Gets Addicted and How?
  • The Addicted Brain
  • Alcohol and Addictive Drugs
  • The Course of Addictive Disease
  • Addiction and the Family
  • Recovery from Addiction
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Gambling, Sex, and Other Addictions
  • The Search for a Cure
  • Regulation of Addictive Substances.

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