Health, illness and addiction: social aspects

All over the world, families and communities are key providers of care and support.

The One Health Case Studies book is a collection of international case studies showcasing the work of One Health practitioners and their projects.

The use and misuse of alcohol by young people is an established concern.

Originally published in 1977, this book explored some of the major problems besetting the Health Service during the second half of the twentieth century.

The different approach of the courts to product liability in a variety of different countries is examined.

The shocking, tell-all memoir from '90s popstar and heart-throb formerly known as KavanaBorn in Manchester in 1977, Anthony Kavanagh's rise to fame was stratospheric, scoring a record deal at the age of just eighteen and winning the much-coveted Smash Hits Male Artist of the Year Award in 1997, all the while achieving top ten hits, appearing on countless magazine covers, performing on Top of the Pops and gigging alongside the Spice Girls.

Of the 16 million children to have been orphaned by AIDS worldwide, almost 15 million live in sub-Saharan Africa.

Working with clients who abuse drugs or alcohol poses formidable challenges to the clinician.

Poor People's Medicine is a detailed history of Medicaid since its beginning in 1965.

The relationships between religion, spirituality, health, biomedical institutions, complementary, and alternative healing systems are widely discussed today.

The American Disease is a classic study of the development of drug laws in the United States.

This is the first autobiography to be published by The Haworth Press.

Clinical trials have become key technologies for decision making in the contemporary world.

This title was first published in 2001.

Since the late 1990s, marijuana grow operations have been identified by media and others as a new and dangerous criminal activity of “epidemic” proportions.

The go-to resource for assessing and predicting functional abilities in persons with brain injury or cognitive decline has now been revised and expanded to reflect significant advances in the field.

Will change your life Chris Evans Completely fascinating Heston Blumenthal Important and devastating The TimesFrom a world-leading microbiome scientist and surgeon comes Dark Matter, a pioneering guide to hacking your microbiome for a healthier life.

HIV/AIDS is a catastrophe globally but nowhere more so than in sub-Saharan Africa, which in 2008 accounted for 67 percent of cases worldwide and 91 percent of new infections.

This book is the first of four books based on a series of symposia funded by COST, which is an intergovernmental framework for the promotion of European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research.

A New York Times Notable Book of 2007The Invisible Cure is an account of Africa's AIDS epidemic from the inside--a revelatory dispatch from the intersection of village life, government intervention, and international aid.

HIV/AIDS and HIV/AIDS-Related Terminology: A Means of Organizing the Body of Knowledge offers an adaptable and extensive framework for organizing the ever-expanding number of resources on the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Alcohol thought Chris McCully was Mr.

First published in 1998, this pioneering text examines how social, political and organisational changes in Ireland have shaped mental health social work practice in the late twentieth century.

This edited book presents international perspectives on the role of mental health problems in understanding and managing the risk of violent extremism.

The history of patent harmonization is a story of dynamic actors, whose interactions with established structures shaped the patent regime.

This edited volume offers the first overview and reflective discussion of how design can contribute to people's wellbeing and mental health in the context of dementia, mental illness and neurodiversity.

The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act gives fundingto cities, states, and other public and private entities to provide care and supportservices to individuals with HIV and AIDS who have low-incomes and little or noinsurance.

Designed specifically with mental health professionals in mind, The Bilingual Counselor's Guide to Spanish is perfect for counselors interested in expanding their client base and language skill set.

This book provides a clear introduction to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA, 2005), offering an easy reference guide to the complex issues enshrined within the Act to inform the everyday practice of those who need to perform within its parameters as part of their day-to-day work.

Trauma, trauma-related disorders, substance use, and addictive disorders often co-occur, and frequently play a role in the problems and issues that social workers contend with in their practice with individuals, families, and communities.

This edited book includes new policy-relevant research on women's health issues in Africa.

How do the media represent obesity and eating disorders?

Non-representational theory is an academic approach that animates the active world; its taking-place.

Drug addiction is a brain disease--that's the modern view and it is fully expressed in this up-to-date book.

A collection of essays, framed with original introductions, Reproduction and Society: Interdisciplinary Readings helps students to think critically about reproduction as a social phenomenon.

As young girls in Cairo, Anna and Layla strike up an unlikely friendship that crosses class, cultural, and religious divides.

Primary schoolchildren are frequently shielded from education on sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases in an effort to protect their innocence.

The profile of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has risen dramatically over the last decade and cancer patients represent its most prolific users.

Chronic diseases-cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes-are not only the principal cause of world-wide mortality but also are now responsible for a striking increase in the percentage of sickness in developing countries still grappling with the acute problems of infectious diseases.

A timely thought-provoking book, which examines the first-ever comparative cost-benefit analysis of responses to HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Leading researchers and people with lived experience explain the stigma of substance use disorders, and develop solutions for overcoming it.

Most discussions of health care center on medical advances, cost, and the roles of insurers and government agencies.

Trauma, trauma-related disorders, substance use, and addictive disorders often co-occur, and frequently play a role in the problems and issues that social workers contend with in their practice with individuals, families, and communities.

As HIV/AIDS continue to plague societies around the world, more and more social workers encounter HIV-infected individuals and their families and friends who are searching for help and support.

This third edition of the only work to focus on damages under the CISG maintains its purpose as the primary reference source for this topic.

Taking Care of Business: Police Detectives, Drug Law Enforcement and Proactive Investigation offers a rich and insightful empirical study of drug investigations, based on extensive fieldwork undertaken with the specialist detective units of two English police services.

Britain, like almost everywhere else, has a burgeoning drug problem.

What might it mean to queer the Human?