About this book
Handbook of Substance Misuse and Addictions: From Biology to Public Health 1st Edition PDF by Vinood B. Patel & Victor R. Preedy is a large evidence-based reference that examines substance misuse and addiction from biological mechanisms through individual behavior, clinical consequences, epidemiology, treatment, prevention, policy, and public health. Edited by Vinood B. Patel and Victor R. Preedy, it is designed to bridge addiction science with health promotion and population-level practice. This first-edition reference approaches substance misuse as a problem spanning biology, psychology, sociology, epidemiology, treatment, prevention and public health. It covers both drug-related and behavioral addictions, linking mechanisms of addiction with population health, education, policy and safety. The wide scope makes it especially useful for researchers and professionals who need to connect individual clinical problems with broader prevention and public-health strategies.
Handbook of Substance Misuse and Addictions: From Biology to Public Health 1st Edition PDF overview
The handbook begins with foundations of addiction, attitudes, neurobiology, reward systems, genetics, and behavioral mechanisms before examining alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, opioids, stimulants, prescription medications, hallucinogens, dissociative drugs, club drugs, inhalants, steroids, and other agents of misuse. Later sections address dual and polydrug use, screening and assessment, psychiatric and physical comorbidity, social consequences, stigma, quality of life, prevention, harm reduction, treatment approaches, policy, education, and public-health interventions. More than one hundred chapters provide disciplinary and international perspectives.
What this edition covers
- Neurobiology and reward mechanisms
- Genetics and behavioral models
- Alcohol and tobacco
- Cannabis and opioids
- Stimulants and prescription-drug misuse
- Hallucinogens, club drugs, and inhalants
- Polydrug use and emerging agents
- Screening and assessment
- Treatment, harm reduction, and prevention
- Epidemiology, policy, and public health
Why Handbook of Substance Misuse and Addictions: From Biology to Public Health 1st Edition is useful
This handbook is useful for readers who need addiction understood at more than one level. Researchers can examine biological and behavioral mechanisms, clinicians can review assessment and treatment issues, and public-health professionals can connect individual substance use with epidemiology, policy, stigma, prevention, and community impact. The breadth of substances and methods also makes it valuable for teaching advanced addiction courses or locating background on less familiar agents. Its interdisciplinary scope helps show why effective addiction responses often require coordinated clinical, social, educational, and policy strategies.
Who uses this book
- Addiction Researchers
- Public Health Students
- Public Health Professionals
- Clinical Psychologists
- Pharmacists
- Epidemiologists
- Health Education Professionals
- Addiction Clinicians
- Policy and Prevention Professionals
Also suitable for other advanced learners and professionals who need a comprehensive reference in this subject area.
Key topics in the book
- Addiction biology
- Reward pathways
- Alcohol
- Tobacco
- Cannabis
- Opioids
- Stimulants
- Polydrug use
- Screening
- Treatment
- Harm reduction
- Prevention
- Epidemiology
- Drug policy
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