The Praeger International Collection on Addictions 4 volumes (Abnormal Psychology)

1718 Pages·2009·7.51 MB·English

by  Angela Browne-Miller

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The Praeger International
Collection on Addictions
Recent Titles in
Abnormal Psychology
Mental Disorders of the New Millennium, Volumes –
Thomas G. Plante, editor
Bleeding to Ease the Pain: Cutting, Self-Injury, and the Adolescent
Lori G. Plante
Understanding and Treating Depression: Ways to Find Hope and Help
Rudy Nydegger
THE PRAEGER
INTERNATIONAL
COLLECTION ON
ADDICTIONS
Volume 1
Faces of Addiction,
Then and Now
Edited by Angela Browne-Miller
Praeger Perspectives
Abnormal Psychology
Thomas G. Plante, Series Editor
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Th e Praeger international collection on addictions / edited by Angela Browne-Miller.
v. cm. — (Abnormal psychology, ISSN –)
Includes index.
Contents: v. . Faces of addiction, then and now—v. . Psychobiological
profi les—v. . Characteristics and treatment perspectives—v. . Behavioral
addictions from concept to compulsion.
ISBN –––– (set : alk. paper)—ISBN ––––
(v. : alk. paper)—ISBN –––– (v. : alk. paper)—
ISBN –––– (v. : alk. paper)—ISBN ––––
(v. : alk. paper) . Substance abuse. . Alcoholism. . Compulsive
behavior. . Addicts. I. Browne Miller, Angela, –
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ISBN: –––– (set)
–––– (Vol. )
–––– (Vol. )
–––– (Vol. )
–––– (Vol. )
ISSN: –
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Contents
Series Foreword ix
Th omas G. Plante, PhD, ABPP
Preface xi
Angela Browne-Miller, PhD, DSW, MPH
Introduction to Volume : Th e Many Faces of Addiction xvii
Angela Browne-Miller, PhD, DSW, MPH
PART I: PERSPECTIVES
1 Addiction as a Public Health Issue 
Elaine R. Feeney, PhD, RN
2 Cross-Cultural Issues in Substance Addiction
Research Including Black Americans and Latinos 
Julia F. Hastings, PhD, MSW
3 Race, Ethnicity, and Early U.S. Drug Policy 
Sean R. Hogan, PhD, MSW
4 Gender Inequalities and Inequities among
Women with Substance Abuse Problems 
Martha Romero Mendoza, PhD
vi Contents
5 Ethical Th eory and Addiction 
Ann N. Dapice, PhD
6 Th e Religious and Th eological Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous 
Rev. Linda Mercadante, PhD
7 Adolescent Drug Sellers and Distributors 
Jemel P. Aguilar, PhD, MSW
PART II: DIMENSIONS
8 Historical Aspects of Alcohol Use in India:
Role of Culture and Gender 
Meera Vaswani, PhD, Atul Ambekar, MD, and
Ramandeep Pattanayak, MD
9 Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Malaysia 
See Ching Mey, PhD, MEd, and
Cecilia A. Essau, PhD, MA, HBA
10 Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking in Cyprus 
Xenia Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, PhD,
Cecilia A. Essau, PhD, MA, HBA, and
George Georgiou, PhD
11 Alcohol Use and Abuse in Poland 
A nna Bokszczanin, PhD, Cecilia A. Essau, PhD, MA, HBA,
and Jean O’Callaghan, PhD
12 Alcohol Consumption and Binge Drinking
in the United Kingdom 
Cecilia A. Essau, PhD, MA, HBA,
Changiz Mohiyeddini, MD, PhD, and
Diane Bray, PhD
13 Alcohol Use and Abuse in Germany 
Changiz Mohiyeddini, MD, PhD,
Cecilia A. Essau, PhD, MA, HBA, and
Regina Pauli, BSc, PhD
14 From British India to the Taliban: Lessons from the
History of the Heroin Market 
Kathryn Meyer, PhD
C ontents vii
PART III: ASPECTS
15 Youth Tobacco Use: Th e Health Eff ects, Trends in Smoking
Rates, and Reasons Why Kids Use Tobacco 
Clete Snell, PhD
16 Brewing Trouble: Some Employment Implications of Regular
Malt Liquor Beer Consumption 
Va Nee L. Van Vleck, PhD, and
Th omas K. Greenfi eld, PhD
17 Th e Roads to H: Th e Emergence of the
American Heroin Complex, – 
David T. Courtwright, PhD
18 Methadone: Th e Drug, the Treatment, the Controversy 
Herbert D. Kleber, MD
19 Prevalence of Use and Manufacture of Methamphetamine
in the United States—Is the Sky Falling or Is It
Not Really a Problem? 
Herbert C. Covey, PhD
20 Interaction between Methamphetamine Use and HIV Infection 
Mary F. Holley, MD
Index 
About the Editor and Contributors 
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