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Drugs, alcohol and mental health / Alan Cornwell, Vicky Cornwell

By: Cornwell, Alan.
Contributor(s): Cornwell, Alan [(j.a.)].
Series: Cambridge social biology topics / series editor : Alan Cornwell. Publisher: Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press, 1993Edition: 2nd ed.Description: 104 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0521437105.Subject(s): Alcoholism -- Psychological aspects | Drug abuse -- Psychological aspectsDDC classification: 362.2
Contents:
Preface. 1. Drugs and drug abuse. - 2. Socially acceptable drugs. - 3. Misuse of prescribed and related drugs. - 4. Hallucinogenic drugs. - 5. Opiates and other narcotics. - 6. Biology of alcohol. - 7. The problems of alcohol use. - 8. Prevention and control of alcohol problems. - 9. Help for problem drinkers. - 10. Mental health and mental illness. - 11. Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. - 12. Other mental illnesses. - Further reading. - Index.
Summary: Drugs, alcohol and mental health has been updated to accommodate the recent changes in the social biology syllabuses. It is concerned with the biochemical, behavioural and social factors which influence the mind. The text deals with all the major groups of drugs which are commonly misused. These include drugs normally available only on prescription, hallucinogeni drugs, narcotics, and socially acceptable drugs such as caffeine, nicotine and alcohol. Alcohol, as the most widely used drug of abuse in most developed countries, is considered in detail : the biological effects of alcohol, the problems resulting from alcohol use, and the means by which alcohol abuse can be controlled, are all discussed. The final chapters deal with mental health and mental illness. - Back cover.
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Preface. 1. Drugs and drug abuse. - 2. Socially acceptable drugs. - 3. Misuse of prescribed and related drugs. - 4. Hallucinogenic drugs. - 5. Opiates and other narcotics. - 6. Biology of alcohol. - 7. The problems of alcohol use. - 8. Prevention and control of alcohol problems. - 9. Help for problem drinkers. - 10. Mental health and mental illness. - 11. Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. - 12. Other mental illnesses. - Further reading. - Index.

Drugs, alcohol and mental health has been updated to accommodate the recent changes in the social biology syllabuses. It is concerned with the biochemical, behavioural and social factors which influence the mind. The text deals with all the major groups of drugs which are commonly misused. These include drugs normally available only on prescription, hallucinogeni drugs, narcotics, and socially acceptable drugs such as caffeine, nicotine and alcohol. Alcohol, as the most widely used drug of abuse in most developed countries, is considered in detail : the biological effects of alcohol, the problems resulting from alcohol use, and the means by which alcohol abuse can be controlled, are all discussed. The final chapters deal with mental health and mental illness. - Back cover.

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