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A physician mother shares her true story of learning about opioids in a rural community as she begins medical practice. This class of medications, highly desired for treatment of pain but resulting in addiction for many due to liberal prescribing, fuels an opioid epidemic. Following a reduction in legal opioid availability in her town, heroin arrives to fill the gap. The market for this illegal drug had already been created, leading to many more developing opioid use disorder. Her own son makes a single bad decision and is exposed to heroin. As a result of her experiences doing everything a mother can to keep her son alive, she is shocked by the stigma and lack of effective and affordable care for people with this disease. She discovers that the treatment with the best track record in helping people achieve recovery is a medication called buprenorphine. When emergency departments provide the first dose when a person with opioid use disorder is in withdrawal, then refer to out-patient clinics plus community programs to provide jobs and housing, people with this disease can recover. She initiated inductions with buprenorphine in her ER and demonstrates how easily this can be done in every hospital.

From khat to kava to ketamine, drugs are constitutive parts of cultures, identities, economies and livelihoods. This much-needed book is a clear introduction to the anthropology of drugs, providing a cutting-edge and accessible overview of the topic. The authors examine and assess the following key topics: How drugs feature in anthropology and the work of anthropologists and the general role of drugs in society Comparison between biochemical and pharmacological approaches to drugs and bio-socio-cultural models of understanding drugs Evolutionary origins of psychotropic drug sensitivity and archaeological evidence for the spread of psychoactive substances in pre-history Drugs in spiritual and religions contexts, considering their role in altered states of consciousness, divination and healing Stimulant drugs and the ambivalence with which they are treated in society Addiction and dependency Drug economies, livelihoods and the production and distribution segments of drug commodity chains Drug policies and drug wars Drugs, race and gender The future of the study of drugs and anthropological professional engagements with solving drug problems With the inclusion of chapter summaries and many examples, further reading and case studies – including drug tourism, drug industries in the Philippines and Mexico, Afghanistan and the ‘Golden Triangle'and the opioid crisis in North America – The Anthropology of Drugs is an ideal introduction for those coming to the topic for the first time, and also for those working in the professional and health sectors. It will be of interest to students of anthropology and to those in related disciplines including sociology, psychology, health studies and religion.

How withdrawal distress and cravings can haunt current and former addicts, and what they can teach us about addiction and its treatments.“The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house,” Jean Cocteau once wrote. In The Ghost in the Addict, Shepard Siegel offers a Pavlovian analysis of drug use. Chronic drug use, he explains, conditions users to have an anticipatory homeostatic correction, which protects the addict from overdose. This drug-preparatory response, elicited by drug-paired cues, is often mislabeled a “withdrawal response.” The withdrawal response, however, is not due to the baneful effects of previous drug administrations; rather, it is due to the body's preparation for the next drug administration—a preparatory response that can haunt addicts like a ghost long after they have conquered their usage.Examining the failure of legislation, the circumstances of overdose, and the cues that promote drug use, Siegel seeks to counter the widespread belief that addiction is evidence of a pathology. Instead, he proposes that the addict has an adaptive, learned response to the physiological changes wrought by drug use. It is only through understanding so-called withdrawal symptoms as a Pavlovian response, he explains, that we can begin to understand why addicts experience cravings long after their last drug use.

Don't Count Me Out chronicles the life of Bruce White from the beginning of his drug use in elementary school through criminal acts fueled by his need for drugs, to his miraculous recovery three decades later and involvement in the treatment of addicts, where he is now a leader in the rehabilitation field.Rafael Alvarez's recounting of White's journey should inspire those dealing with the fallout of addiction. Alvarez, a journalist and screenwriter, allows the reader to get inside the head of an addict who was stealing alcohol from his parents at the age of nine, selling drugs and tripping on LSD and PCP by the time he hit seventh grade, and hooked on morphine before he turned fifteen.'Bruce White? I thought he was dead?'is a response encountered in many of the interviews Alvarez conducted. Don't Count Me Out shines a spotlight on an improbable and stunning miracle. Though this is just one person's story, the contributing factors of early sexual assault, the role of permissive preoccupied parents, and the need for peer approval, among others, will resonate with many as the opioid crisis continues to haunt us.

Annual Review of Addictions and Offender Counseling, Volume V: New Directions in Research and Practice is the fifth volume in a series of peer-reviewed edited books sponsored by the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC), a division of the American Counseling Association (ACA). Continuing the mission of earlier volumes, this volume provides a forum for publications addressing a broad array of topics in the field of addictions and offender counseling. Experts in the profession present innovative strategies and recommendations for best practices in drug education, intervention strategies, multicultural considerations, and counselor education.

Que sont devenus les junkies qui ont abreuvé nos imaginaires et nos stéréotypes autour de la drogue pendant plusieurs décennies? Le présent ouvrage montre que cette figure s'est peu à peu diluée dans un nouveau monde des drogues qui brouille les frontières entre le licite et l'illicite, le thérapeutique et le récréatif, le normal et le pathologique, les insiders et les outsiders. Il fait le constat que la médicalisation et le succès de l'addictologie moderne ont profondément reconfiguré le sens des usages de drogues dans nos sociétés et nos vies individuelles. Dans ce nouveau monde de la « chimie sociale » qui organise un vaste continuum d'expériences psychotropiques, l'abstinence n'est plus le seul rapport socialement acceptable aux drogues qui sont désormais instrumentalisées dans de multiples politiques de l'individu. Sur la base d'enquêtes empiriques et de travaux socio-historiques, l'ouvrage est organisé autour de cinq chapitres : un survol historique pour qualifier l'évolution des usages jusqu'à la révolution addictologique, une analyse de l'expérience contemporaine des drogues du point de vue des usagers, une analyse des situations floues entre médicaments et drogues chez les insiders, une étude de la médicalisation des usagers d'opiacés traditionnels dans les programmes de substitution, et enfin une plongée chez les « grands chroniques » pris en charge dans les communautés thérapeutiques qui marquent un point limite de la médicalisation des drogues.

In diesem Buch wird zunächst ein Überblick über Geschichte, Hintergründe und Rahmenbedingungen der Substitutionsbehandlung in Deutschland gegeben und darauf eingegangen, inwieweit soziale Probleme opiatabhängiger Personen durch Aufnahme einer Substitutionsbehandlung behoben werden können bzw. fortbestehen. Anhand von Leitfadeninterviews mit Personen, die sich zum Teil in einer Substitutionsbehandlung befinden und zum Teil ihre Substitutionsbehandlung erfolgreich beendet haben, wird geprüft, ob die Behandlung tatsächlich effektive Hilfe für die Betroffenen darstellt oder ob sie auch Risiken – beispielsweise eine Verhinderung des Ausstiegs aus der Opiatabhängigkeit – mit sich bringt. Auch setzt sich die Studie damit auseinander, welche persönlichen Faktoren im Leben der Interviewten für einen Ausstieg aus bzw. für einen Verbleib in der Substitution ausschlaggebend sind. Zudem wird untersucht, wie die Interviewten ihre Situation erleben und als wie effektiv sie die Angebote des Hilfesystems wahrnehmen.

This practical handbook provides detailed guidelines on prescribing drugs in all classes and for a wide variety of diseases and disorders during pregnancy, with numerous boxes and tables to assist understanding. CONTENTS: Introduction to Drugs in Pregnancy • Antimicrobials during Pregnancy: Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, and Parasitic Indications • Cardiovascular Drugs during Pregnancy • Endocrine Disorders, Contraception, and Hormone Therapy during Pregnancy: Embryotoxic versus Fetal Effects • Antiasthma Agents during Pregnancy • Anesthetic Agents and Surgery during Pregnancy • Antineoplastic Drugs during Pregnancy • Analgesics during Pregnancy • Anticonvulsant Drugs during Pregnancy • Psychotropic Use during Pregnancy • Antihistamines, Decongestants, and Expectorants during Pregnancy • Nutritional and Dietary Supplementation during Pregnancy • Use of Dermatologics during Pregnancy • Drug Overdoses during Pregnancy • Miscellaneous Drugs during Pregnancy: Tocolytics, Immunosuppressants, and Biologic Therapeutics • Substance Abuse during Pregnancy • Online Support Material

Drogen haben kurze Beine! Sie lügen jedes Mal von Neuem und vermitteln Gefühle, Emotionen und Eindrücke, die nicht echt sind. Und obwohl nicht echt, erschaffen sie eine körperliche und psychische Abhängigkeit.Dieser Ratgeber bietet Menschen mit einer Drogensucht und deren Angehörigen wichtige Fakten rund um das Thema Drogen und Abhängigkeit und zeigt psychologische Wege und Methoden auf, von der Sucht loszukommen. Dieses Buch klärt über verschiedene Substanzen auf – von Medikamenten, Alkohol und Nikotin bis hin zu illegalen Drogen wie Kokain und Heroin –, motiviert und begleitet bei der Entscheidung, sich von Drogen zu lösen. Es bietet hilfreiche Tipps und Methoden zur Rückfallprävention und zeigt, wie Angehörige bei der Bekämpfung einer Sucht helfen können.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach in its coverage of current drug issues, Maisto/Galizio/Connors'DRUG USE AND MISUSE, 9th Edition, weaves historical, social, psychological, cultural, biological and medical perspectives as it emphasizes the idea that a drug's effects depend not only on its properties, but also on the psychological and biological characteristics of its user. Thoroughly updated with the latest research, social trends and legal changes, the new edition includes current survey data on patterns of drug use nationally and internationally as well as recent data from the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality and the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Timely essays and critical thinking questions help you focus on the real-world application of chapter concepts, while the MindTap digital learning solution equips you with anywhere, anytime study tools.

The three classes of medications most commonly misused are opioids (usually prescribed to treat pain); central nervous system depressants (used to treat anxiety and sleeplessness); and stimulants (most often prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy).

Süchtige Jugendliche – Was können Eltern tun? - Autor schreibt aus langjähriger Erfahrung als Therapeut süchtiger Jugendlicher - Der erste umfassende Elternratgeber - Mit zahlreichen Materialien, die auch in der Jugend-Suchthilfe eingesetzt werden können Alkohol, Cannabis, Ecstasy, Crystal Meth & Co. sind für fast alle Jugendlichen heute leicht erreichbar, und nicht wenige geraten in eine Abhängigkeit, aus der schwer wieder herauszufinden ist. Besorgte, oder auch alarmierte Eltern finden hier Antworten auf ihre zentralen Fragen: Woran erkenne ich, dass mein Kind konsumiert? Wie harmlos oder schädlich sind die verschiedenen Suchtmittel? Sind Langzeitschäden für Körper, Gehirn und Psyche zu erwarten? Was braucht mein Kind? Eltern oder andere Bezugspersonen und auch der betroffene Jugendliche selbst verstehen durch die Lektüre, was das Suchtmittel leistet und welche Bedürfnisse dadurch befriedigt werden: ein wichtiger Ansatzpunkt, um miteinander ins Gespräch zu kommen und Behandlungsschritte einzuleiten. Nicht zuletzt hängt es von den Eltern und anderen aufmerksamen Erwachsenen, ihrem Verhalten und ihrer Unterstützung ab, ob die Befreiung von der Sucht gelingt. Dieses Buch richtet sich an: - Eltern von suchtgefährdeten oder abhängigen Kindern und Jugendlichen - andere Bezugspersonen und BetreuerInnen

Drug addiction and substance use disorders affect millions worldwide. This essential guide to a growing problem helps readers gain a deeper understanding of how people can become addicted to drugs and the dangerous effects of drug and alcohol abuse. Through annotated quotations by experts in the field, treatments for these disorders are explained. Information is provided on current research and how various countries handle drug and alcohol abuse. Sidebars and graphs are included to help readers fully understand how the problem affects society, thereby reducing the stigma surrounding drug and alcohol addiction.

In our current digital era, imagination and the cultural and material conditions by which it is developed are more crucially than ever implicated in the experienced adversities and contradictions of drug use. The technological changes of society underscore the need for rethinking dominant understandings which portray addiction as an immediate and even mindless relation between a person and a substance or behavior, only minimally affected by subjective significance and historical alterations of everyday life. Indeed, from ancient mythology to our modern times drugs have been part of our cultural history. Understandings and practices of their uses have developed through cultural ideas and cultural-material conditions like traditions, rituals and routines. Today, the omnipresence of digital media in everyday life is massively changing and expanding such cultural and material conditions. Digital media equip people with associations between drugs and an incredible abundance of images, ideas, facts, fiction, narratives, plots, soundtracks, characters, and much more, and thereby expanding their imaginable potentials for providing answers to biographical questions. People and potential drug use become connected in novel and labyrinthine ways through digital communities and arrangements of everyday life. And digital media are part of and transform the cultural-material practices in which activities and experiences of intoxication actually take place. In the book, all these details are extensively analyzed empirically based on qualitative data on the lives of a number of young, Danish people who were undergoing treatment for drug-related problems at the time of the research. An underlying premise of the entire work is that addiction may be seen as a more extreme expression of how the technological developments in our contemporary world more generally speaking magnify the contradictory implications of imagination for modern living. Over the recent years, psychological research into the significance of the human capacity to imagine for how people deal with and live their lives has received growing attention. Yet, the complex involvement of imagination in actual living and consequently the theoretical cruxes this engenders continue to amaze and surprise research and researchers. This book also contributes to these theoretical ambitions with a substantial work on the concept of imagination. It primarily suggests that a critical discussion of how imagining is essentially a contradictory process in everyday life and how it is always grounded in the agency of material aspects, ranging anywhere from mundane artifacts over mediated content to advanced technologies, is ultimately what makes the scientific study of imagination relevant to understanding and intervening in the dilemmas and crises of modern life and society. The book will primarily interest scholars of social psychology of everyday life, scholars working conceptually and empirically on imagination, scholars of social studies of media, materiality and technology, and researchers or practitioners working with addictions.

This brief, evidence-based guide is ideal for busy mental health professionals helping clients with opioid use disorders (OUDs). It examines the devastating global impact caused by opioids and is replete with information and resources that can be immediately applied to addiction work. The authors'pragmatic, strengths-based approach to treatment is based on a collaborative counselor-client working alliance to achieve client readiness for change, moderation, and abstinence. Topics discussed include current research on risk and protective factors, OUD assessment and diagnosis, the ethical and legal issues particular to addiction work, medication-assisted treatment, physical and psychological interventions for pain management, and the necessity of interdisciplinary care. In addition, Drs. Alderson and Gladding provide a number of counseling approaches and treatment options that consider work with women, youth, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, older adults, people with disabilities, individuals in the criminal justice system, and rural residents. Five useful appendices conclude the book, including a listing of 20 opioid drugs in descending order of potency; common ICD-10, ICD-10-CM, and ICD-11 codes; and a glossary of terms and abbreviations. •Requests for digital versions from ACA can be found on www.wiley.com •To request print copies, please visit the ACA https://imis.counseling.org/store/detail •Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to publications@counseling.org

Behavioral health and substance use disorders affect approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population. Of those with a substance use disorder, approximately 60 percent also have a mental health disorder. Together, these disorders account for a substantial burden of disability, have been associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality from other chronic illnesses, and can be risk factors for incarceration, homelessness, and death by suicide. In addition, they can compromise a person's ability to seek out and afford health care and adhere to treatment recommendations. To explore data, policies, practices, and systems that affect the diagnosis and provision of care for mental health and substance use disorders, the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine created the Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. The forum activities are expected to advance the discussion and generate potential ideas on ways to address many of the most persistent problems in delivering mental health and substance use services. The inaugural workshop, held October 15-16, 2019, in Washington, DC, explored the key policy challenges that impede efforts to improve care for those individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.

A therapist's story of complex trauma and her remarkable journey to recovery.When Connie Greshner was eight years old, her father walked into a bar in Ponoka, Alberta, and shot her mother. So began a young life defined by trauma. From Catholic boarding school in Kansas to the streets of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, Connie travelled in pursuit of acceptance and belonging. Grief, confusion, and shame manifested as depression, addiction, and promiscuity. Branded chronically suicidal with no hope of recovery by the mental health system, Connie was determined to heal herself and help others. Supported and inspired by exceptional friends, a love of books, and a connection to nature, she finally found her home, purpose, and peace. In Borderline Shine, Connie breaks the silence and shame of intergenerational violence. With unflinching honesty she chronicles her unique journey through the darkness of suffering to the light of compassion, hope, and recovery.

No es frecuente encontrar trabajos que pongan el acento en la subjetividad de quien consume y la separen tan claramente de lo que atañe a otros campos (el policial, el penal y el de la seguridad), que no hacen más que estigmatizar al colectivo. Este libro abre un panorama esperanzador, en tanto prioriza la atención del consumidor problemático con un enfoque social, interdisciplinario, intersectorial y con perspectiva de derechos, pero sin perder de vista que se enmarca dentro del campo de la salud en general, y de la salud mental en particular. El consumo de drogas ha acompañado al hombre desde el comienzo mismo de la humanidad, pero no en todas las épocas ha sido percibido como problema. ¿Por qué sucede esto y qué elementos contribuyen a crear una determinada representación de un cierto objeto o hecho social? ¿Por qué los tratamientos actuales para las personas con consumos problemáticos de sustancias no logran los objetivos esperados? Este y muchos otros temas son expuestos seria y rigurosamente en esta obra por un grupo de autores destacados en cada uno de los ítems relacionados con los consumos problemáticos. Alberto Trimboli (del Prólogo de este libro)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awards priority review vouchers (PRV) to drug sponsors that develop drugs for tropical diseases or rare pediatric diseases or to use as medical countermeasures. The PRV—which can be sold to another drug sponsor—may be redeemed later to receive priority review from FDA with a targeted review time of 6 months, rather than the 10-month standard review, for a drug application of the PRV holder's choice. Chapter 1 examined the number of PRVs awarded and redeemed and the drugs for which they were awarded or redeemed, and what is known about the extent to which the PRVs provide incentives for developing drugs to meet unmet needs. Chapter 2 examines the prevalence of obesity in the United States, and what is known about the use and health insurance coverage of obesity drugs. Chapter 3 discusses how to get medical care and prescription drugs during a disaster or when an emergency has been declared. The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created in 1992 to enable eligible covered entities—including certain categories of hospitals—to obtain discounts on covered outpatient drugs. Chapters 4-6 examine various aspects of this Medicare program. Chapter 7 provides an overview of how drug prices are established under Part D and describes elements of various proposals for Secretarial negotiation. To mitigate the effects of the opioid crisis in Philadelphia, a nonprofit called Safehouse announced plans to open a supervised injection site where illicit drug users could consume opioids under the supervision of trained staff, receive medical intervention in case of an overdose, and access services including addiction treatment. Chapter 8 discusses the Safehouse litigation's importance for Congress by first providing relevant factual and legal background, before identifying select considerations for Congress related to the treatment of supervised injection sites under the CSA. Parents are often concerned that their children will start (or are already) using drugs such as tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and others—including the misuse of prescription drugs. Research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) shows the important role that parents play in preventing drug use in their children. Chapter 9 highlights parenting skills that are important in preventing the initiation and progression of drug use among youth.

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Didactics - Social Studies/ Civics, grade: 5,, language: English, abstract: Problem of drug abuse among secondary schools is one of the major social problems. It affects significant number of students and therefore intervention is required. It is within this context that the researchers embarked purposefully on the study of present study'effect of drug abuse and addiction among secondary school students in Nassarawa local government area, Kano state'. Methods used in collecting data were distribution of questionnaires to respondents. Additionally documentary materials, such as books, newspaper, internet, leaflet, journals related to drug abuse among students were reviewed. Data obtained were analysed by using simple percentage. This package was used because the study was explorative and it draws conclusions, opinions and confirmations from nature. According to empirical findings, the causes of drug abuse among students are evident among: Boredom with academic work or domestic activities, students that are not doing very well in school are not friends of lecturers easily get disinterested and tired with academic work. So to get occupied with pleasant thoughts and activities, they indulge in the use of hard drugs, peer group influence is also one of the strongest motives, which drive students into drug abuse.

This book considers how largely accepted ‘legal truths'about drugs and addiction are made and sustained through practices of lawyering.Lawyers play a vital and largely underappreciated role in constituting legal certainties about substances and ‘addiction', including links between alcohol and other drugs, and phenomena such as family violence. Such practices exacerbate, sustain and stabilise ‘addicted'realities, with a range of implications – many of them seemingly unjust – for people who use alcohol and other drugs. This book explores these issues, drawing upon data collected for a major international study on alcohol and other drugs in the law, including interviews with lawyers, magistrates and judges; analyses of case law; and legislation. Focussing on an array of legal practices, including processes of law-making, human rights deliberations, advocacy and negotiation strategies, and the sentencing of offenders, and buttressed by overarching analyses of the ethics and politics of such practices, the book looks at how alcohol and other drug ‘addiction'emerges and is concretised through the everyday work lawyers and decision makers do. Foregrounding ‘practices', the book also shows that law is more fragile than we might assume. It concludes by presenting a blueprint for how lawyers can rethink their advocacy practices in light of this fragility and the opportunities it presents for remaking law and the subjects and objects shaped by it.This ground-breaking book will be of interest not only to those studying and working within the field of alcohol and drug addiction but also to lawyers and judges practising in this area and to scholars in a range of disciplines, including law, science and technology studies, sociology, gender studies and cultural studies

Flower of Joy, first published in 1944, is a fascinating look at drug use and efforts to control illicit drugs in the 1930s and 40s. Author Hendrik DeLeeuw, a former investigator of narcotics for the League of Nations, describes his visits to Egypt, India, Persia (now Iran), French Indo-China, the East Indies, China, Japan, Nazi Germany and the U.S. As DeLeeuw states, it is the story of those who do not “live out their dreams but dream out their lives.” Flower of Joy provides valuable insight into drugs such as opium, heroin, hashish and marijuana, and their culture, processing, use and cultural impacts such as ritual uses, prostitution and white-slavery rings, and the addiction of children in war-torn areas.. The book also examines government efforts to control drugs on the one hand while often receiving massive profits from the sale and taxation of the drugs.

De acordo com especialistas, são milhões de indivíduos em todo o mundo, seduzidos pela ilusão das drogas ilegais e perigosas. O abuso delas desintegra famílias e enfraquece sociedades, com a sobrecarga das perdas econômicas, decorrente dos custos de saúde e aumento da ilegalidade e do crime. Drogas, Mitos e Realidade é um manual prático de consulta dirigido aos profissionais da área da saúde, mas mantendo linguagem acessível ao publico leigo. A obra abrange também as drogas chamadas legais e tem como preocupação a melhoria da qualidade de vida das pessoas.

Are You Addicted? Has addiction taken over your life? Do you want to stop using painkillers, but shame and embarrassment keep you from reaching out for help? You are not alone—millions find themselves in the clutches of addiction. Michael McGee, M.D., an addiction psychiatrist, has treated thousands of people struggling with addiction. His message: You don't need to suffer—you can live a life free of addiction. In this book, Dr. McGee offers a helpful first step to recovery. He explains what you need to know about addiction and how you can overcome it. He helps you understand: • Addiction is a brain disease—you didn't choose to become addicted. • Shame fuels addiction and keeps you from seeking treatment. • Treatment works—both residential and out-patient. • Medications relieve withdrawal symptoms and help you stay sober. • You can heal—turning emotional pain into growth and transformation. Don't Lose Hope! Millions Have Recovered from Addiction. You Can, Too!

Will man Suchterkrankungen erfolgreich behandeln und bewältigen, muss zunächst die Frage nach den Ursachen geklärt werden. In öffentlichen Diskussionen und von Seiten der Politik wird hierbei oft der Eindruck vermittelt, dass in erster Linie die Drogen selbst Abhängigkeitserkrankungen bedingen. Aber sind wirklich die Drogen der Hauptbedingungsfaktor in der Suchtentwicklung? Schließlich gibt es auch zahlreiche Menschen, die regelmäßig Drogen konsumieren, ohne eine Abhängigkeitserkrankung zu entwickeln. Welche Rolle spielen genetische und psychische Faktoren? Welche Bedeutung hat das soziale Umfeld? All diese Fragen werden im Rahmen des vorliegenden Buches auf Basis umfassender Recherchen zum aktuellen wissenschaftlichen Forschungsstand beantwortet. Bei der Beantwortung wird nicht nur darauf eingegangen, welche Faktoren überhaupt aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht in Frage kommen, sondern vielmehr wird dabei aufgezeigt, welche Faktoren bei der Suchtentwicklung im Vordergrund stehen, welche Faktoren nur eine untergeordnete Rolle spielen, und welche Schlussfolgerungen sich aus diesen neuen Erkenntnissen für die Arbeit mit drogenabhängigen Menschen und die Überwindung von Suchterkrankungen ziehen lassen.

Providing an indispensable resource for undergraduate students, graduate students, and policymakers interested in the prescription drug abuse crisis in the United States, this book summarizes the current state of prescription drug abuse and its growth over the past 20 years.The Prescription Drug Problem analyzes the growth of the prescription drug abuse problem from 1994 to 2014 and includes comparisons to marijuana and hard drug use during the same period. Specific attention is given to prescription opiate abuse and the transition from prescription opiates to heroin. The book begins with a broad overview of the prescription drug problem in the U.S., while the text presents stories of celebrities who have struggled with prescription drug abuse, highlights a handful of ordinary Americans who are battling prescription drug abuse, and examines as case studies a few communities that have been ravaged by prescription drug abuse. Drawing upon demographic patterns of abuse to identify causes of and factors contributing to prescription drug abuse as well as possible solutions to the problem, the book is designed to provide a broad overview of the prescription drug abuse problem in the U.S. and stimulate additional research.