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This program with Bill Moyers examines the cost to all Americans of our national drug epidemic and discusses alternatives to the present national drug policy. The program also looks at drug policy from a local and international perspective, and addresses the problems addicts face in obtaining treatment. Among those interviewed are John Walters, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Randolph Stone, a law professor and former public defender; and...
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Part of the new Treating Addictions series, this book is full of practical information on assessing, diagnosing, and treating drug problems, and represents an invaluable tool for anyone who works with clients experiencing drug dependence or addiction. The popular series format includes assessment scales, tables, checklists, and diagrams, and also features such as "Dos and Don'ts" and "Important Things to Remember"; problem-solving scenarios; "Self-Improvement...
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Opioids are drugs and medicines derived from the opium poppy. They include heroin, morphine, and a range of pain control medications that are commonly prescribed by doctors, especially for patients with chronic pain. When used as instructed, they are safe and effective, but because they are so powerful, the potential for abuse is great. People who misuse opioids or ignore their doctor's warnings about them may find themselves addicted or worse. Whether...
7) Off Label
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A probing expos©♭ of an overmedicated, misdiagnosed, and drug-addled America, Off Label is a documentary that takes an emotionaljourney through eight uniquely personal experiences toshed light on an unknown andoften camouflaged plague affecting the United States.
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"This outstanding resource guide for students and young adults provides an introduction to the history of prescription drug abuse that explains how this problem has arisen and examines the social, political, economic, and health issues associated with prescription drug abuse in modern society. Evidence suggests that both adults and youth are abusing a wider range of prescription drugs and abusing them more frequently than has been the case in the...
10) Drug abuse
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A facinating and comprehensive guide that provides students and general readers with the resources necessary to define, understand, and research issues related to drug abuse. Includes a bibliography, glossary, chronology, biographical listing, appendixes with graphs, and an index. In 1973 President Richard Nixon declared an all-out global war against "the drug menace." In the ensuing decades, the War on Drugs has grown rapidly, with annual federal...
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This dark and atmospheric program reveals the experiences of crystal meth addiction--told directly by three recovering addicts. Each shares how they started using crystal meth how it made them feel, how it affected their lives and those around them, and why they decided to get clean. It concludes with each person reading a letter they have written to their 15-year-old selves.
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