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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
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Summary: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. Addiction and its consequences cost billions of dollars each year in direct medical costs, lost productivity, accidents, crime, and corruption. Yet as a disease, addiction is still largely misunderstood. Starting with the question "what is addiction?" Elizabeth Connell Henderson takes the reader t.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource: illustrations
ISBN:9781604730272

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