Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society (7th Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (606 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0205037267 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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New topics discussed in the fourth edition include:Abuse of prescription pain medication, focusing mainly on OxyContin.Detailed questions to ask when seeking a treatment facility or program.New FDA-approved oral fluid drug testing systems.Examination of the importance of behavior tolerance in drug craving.Subcategories of anxiety disorders.. The text takes a behavioral approach to examining this topic by organizing specific drugs by attitudes toward their use rather than by their chemical characteristics. From the Back Cover---STUDENT VERSION---Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society discusses the positive and negative effects of drugs in our society, examining how drugs impact everyday life and what new research shows about legal and illegal drugs. New features to the fourth edition:Coverage of performance enhancing drugs for athletes.Models of school-based and community-based prevention programs.Disc
For undergraduate Drugs and Behavior courses . In today's world, drugs and their use present a social paradox, combining the potential for good and for bad. As a society and as individuals, we can be the beneficiaries of drugs or their victims. Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society, Sixth Edition features a comprehensive review of psychoactive drugs, and is notable for the attention it gives to two aspects of drug-taking behavior that have been underreported in other texts: steroid abuse and inhalant abuse.. This text examines the impact of drug-taking behavior on our society and our daily lives. The use and abuse of a wide range of licit and illicit drugs are discussed from historical, biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives
in Experimental Psychology from the University of Michigan. (2012), Point/Counterpoint: Opposing Perspectives on Issues of Drug Policy (2003), Introduction to Physiological Psychology, 3rd ed. Levinthal presented the Hofstra University Distinguished Faculty Lecture in 1987 and was voted by the graduating Class of 2003 as Distinguished Teacher of the Year. Dru
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