Health, illness and addiction: social aspects

This book is the story of twelve people, each living with long-term illness.

Issues relating to alcohol 'misuse' can only properly be understood within their social and environmental contexts.

Issues relating to alcohol 'misuse' can only properly be understood within their social and environmental contexts.

By the time Jack was fifteen he was addicted to alcohol and prescription drugs, was hanging out with rock stars in LA and living a life that any teenager would aspire to.

'There is only heroin, there is only Candy, the three of us adrift on the endless sea of love.

At the end of a steep gravel road in one of the remotest corners of South Africa's Eastern Cape lies the village of Ithanga.

What makes one of the most gifted, charismatic and successful literary agents in New York fall into full-blown crack-addiction: a collapse that would cost him his business, his home, many of his friends and - very nearly - his life?

The goal is ninety: just ninety clean and sober days to loosen the hold of the addiction that caused Bill Clegg to lose everything.

Acne affects young adults the most, but roughly 30% of sufferers continue to be affected in adulthood.

Searching for the ultimate stimulant?

Why are adolescent girls prone to depression, eating disorders, addictions and suicide attempts than ever before?

AIDS, Sex, and Culture is a revealing examination of the impact the AIDS epidemic in Africa has had on women, based on the author's own extensive ethnographic research.

Today over 40 million adults and children worldwide are infected with HIV, however knowledge of the disease has increased greatly and the prognosis is now good for those with access to anti-retroviral treatment.

The debate on the status and legality of cannabis continues to gain momentum.

Young People and Alcohol is a practical and comprehensive reference for professionals and researchers in the field of alcohol misuse who work with people aged 12 to 25 years.

Young People and Alcohol is a practical and comprehensive reference for professionals and researchers in the field of alcohol misuse who work with people aged 12 to 25 years.

Today over 40 million adults and children worldwide are infected with HIV, however knowledge of the disease has increased greatly and the prognosis is now good for those with access to anti-retroviral treatment.

The debate on the status and legality of cannabis continues to gain momentum.

AIDS, Sex, and Culture is a revealing examination of the impact the AIDS epidemic in Africa has had on women, based on the author's own extensive ethnographic research.

The field of ethics is expanding and has assumed new significance as a compulsory part of study for psychiatrists and all mental health professionals.

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

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

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with more than one million fatalities each year.

Chasing Dragons reconsiders the meaning of security.

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with more than one million fatalities each year.

In Fighting Firewater Fictions, Richard W.

Why is there so little HIV education at present directed towards bisexual men and women?

Why is there so little HIV education at present directed towards bisexual men and women?

Using a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces - Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.

Drugs are part of every society, consumed for ritual or religious purposes, for pleasure, to enhance athletic performance, or as a means to relieve pain.

Since the First International Conference on the Reduction of Drug-Related Harm, held in 1990, the term 'harm reduction' has gained wide currency in the areas of public health and drug policy.

As rates of illegal drug use increase, the debates over drug policy heat up.

From its first appearance in 1832 until the last scares of 1871, cholera aroused fear in British North America.

As rates of illegal drug use increase, the debates over drug policy heat up.

In the richly interdisciplinary study, Challenging Addiction in Canadian Literature and Classrooms, Cara Fabre argues that popular culture in its many forms contributes to common assumptions about the causes, and personal and social implications, of addiction.

In the richly interdisciplinary study, Challenging Addiction in Canadian Literature and Classrooms, Cara Fabre argues that popular culture in its many forms contributes to common assumptions about the causes, and personal and social implications, of addiction.

Tobacco Controlis the first book to compare the politics of tobacco control in the United States and Canada.

Getting older is not what it used to be.

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death throughout the world.

We have developed into a culture that is over-reliant upon pharmaceutical and recreational drugs; where drugs are incessantly advertised and promoted to us via our mass media.

We have developed into a culture that is over-reliant upon pharmaceutical and recreational drugs; where drugs are incessantly advertised and promoted to us via our mass media.

An easy-to-use resource for teens wanting to learn more about why nicotine and tobacco are bad for your health and how to quit using them.

A comprehensive overview of opioid use throughout human history, current problems surrounding opioid abuse, and suggested approaches to solving these problems.

Beyond their impact on public health, epidemics shape and are shaped by political, economic, and social forces.

STDs in the United States: A Reference Handbook provides information about sexually transmitted diseases and infections and their impact on both an individual and a societal level.

Rising to the Challenge of Life After Cancer: Expert Advice for Finding Wellness is an easy-to-read self-help guide for people facing cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Encyclopedic in scope, Reversibility of Chronic Degenerative Disease and Hypersensitivity, Volume 2: The Effects of Environmental Pollutants on the Organ System draws deeply from clinical histories of thousands of patients.

This text provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the essential aspects of youth substance abuse-an important contemporary personal, social, and public health issue.

After 9/11, forensic epidemiology emerged as a leading investigative tool, partnering public health officers with law enforcement like never before.

This important book draws together new research and theories about bereavement, on the one hand, and men and masculinities on the other, to increase our understanding of men's experience of loss and contribute towards improving support services for men following bereavement.