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Complete List of Contents Volume 1 Contents Complete List of Contents Volume 1 Contents .....................................................................v Bipolar disorder and addiction .............................. 84 Publisher’s Note .......................................................vii Birth defects and alcohol ....................................... 86 Editor’s Introduction ............................................... ix Birth defects and drug use ..................................... 89 Contributors ............................................................. xi Birth defects and smoking ...................................... 90 Complete List of Contents ......................................xv Blood alcohol content (BAC) ................................ 92 Body modification addiction .................................. 93 Abstinence-based treatment ..................................... 1 Brain changes with addiction ................................. 96 Addiction ................................................................... 2 Bupropion ............................................................... 99 Addiction medications .............................................. 4 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Addictive personality ................................................ 8 Firearms and Explosives (ATF) ....................... 101 Adolescents and alcohol misuse............................. 10 Caffeinated alcoholic drinks ................................ 103 Adolescents and drug misuse ................................. 13 Caffeine addiction ................................................ 104 Adolescents, young adults and smoking ............... 15 Caffeine’s effects on the body .............................. 106 Adult children of alcoholics ................................... 17 Canada’s drug strategy (CDS) .............................. 109 Advertising for alcohol ........................................... 18 Cancer and substance misuse ............................... 110 Advertising for tobacco products ........................... 21 Cannabis-induced psychosis ................................. 113 Aerosols addiction .................................................. 23 Celebrities and substance misuse ......................... 116 Age and addiction ................................................... 25 Center for Substance Abuse Alcohol misuse ....................................................... 27 Prevention (CSAP) ........................................... 119 Alcohol misuse: The Michigan Alcoholism Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) .... 119 Screening Test (MAST) ..................................... 35 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Alcoholics Anonymous: The Twelve Steps ........... 36 (CAMH) ............................................................ 121 Alcohol poisoning ................................................... 39 Children and behavioral addictions .................... 122 Alcohol’s effects on the body ................................. 41 China white ........................................................... 124 Alternative therapies for addiction ........................ 45 Choking game ....................................................... 125 Amphetamine misuse ............................................. 47 Chronic bronchitis ................................................ 126 Anabolic steroids ..................................................... 48 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) .... 128 Anesthesia misuse ................................................... 51 Cigarettes and cigars ............................................. 129 Anhedonia ............................................................... 52 Cirque Lodge ........................................................ 132 Antabuse .................................................................. 53 Cleanliness addiction ............................................ 134 Anticholinergics ...................................................... 54 Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap (CATG) ... 136 Anxiety ..................................................................... 55 Club drugs ............................................................. 137 Anxiety medication misuse ..................................... 57 Cocaine Anonymous ............................................. 139 Autoerotic asphyxiation .......................................... 59 Cocaine use disorder ............................................ 141 Baclofen ................................................................... 61 Codeine ................................................................. 143 Barbiturates ............................................................. 62 Codependency ...................................................... 144 Behavioral addictions: Overview ............................ 64 Coffee .................................................................... 146 Behavioral addictions: Treatment .......................... 68 Cognitive-behavioral therapy for addictions Behavioral Disorders in the DSM-5: Disruptive, & substance misuse........................................... 147 Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders ......... 72 College and substance misuse .............................. 148 Behavioral therapies for addictions ....................... 75 Compulsions .......................................................... 150 Benzodiazepine misuse........................................... 77 Compulsive gambling ........................................... 152 Betty Ford Center, The Hazelden Betty Ford Computer addiction ............................................. 154 Foundation ......................................................... 80 Conduct disorders ................................................. 158 Binge drinking ........................................................ 81 Controlled Substances Act ................................... 160 xv SALEM HEALTH: ADDICTIONS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE & ALCOHOLISM Controlled substances and Fentanyl ................................................................. 253 precursor chemicals ......................................... 162 Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) .............................. 255 Co-occurring disorders ......................................... 163 Flashbacks .............................................................. 256 Cough and cold medications addiction .............. 165 Food addiction ...................................................... 258 Crack ...................................................................... 167 Gamblers Anonymous .......................................... 261 Crime and behavioral addictions ......................... 168 Gambling addiction .............................................. 262 Crime and substance misuse ................................ 171 Gaming addiction ................................................. 265 Cross-addiction ...................................................... 173 Gasoline (substance of misuse) ............................ 268 Cutting and self-mutilation .................................. 175 Gateway drugs ....................................................... 269 D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) .... 177 Gender and addiction .......................................... 270 Date rape drugs ..................................................... 179 Genetics and substance misuse ............................ 273 Debtors Anonymous ............................................. 180 GHB (Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid) ................... 275 Decriminalization of drugs in the United States .... 182 Government warnings for addictive substances ..... 278 Dependence .......................................................... 184 Group therapy for behavioral addictions ............ 280 Depressants misuse ............................................... 186 Group therapy for substance misuse ................... 282 Depression ............................................................. 188 Halfway houses ...................................................... 285 Designated drivers ................................................ 191 Hallucinogen misuse ............................................ 286 Designer drugs ...................................................... 192 Hallucinogen’s effects on the body ..................... 288 Detoxification and substance misuse ................... 194 Harm reduction .................................................... 290 Dextroamphetamine ............................................. 197 Hashish .................................................................. 292 Dextromethorphan ............................................... 197 Hazelden Foundation ........................................... 293 Diagnosis methods ................................................ 198 Health disparities and substance misuse ............. 295 DMT ....................................................................... 201 Heart attacks and substance misuse ..................... 298 Domestic violence and addiction ......................... 202 Heroin ................................................................... 300 Dopamine and addiction...................................... 205 History of addiction .............................................. 303 Drug misuse and addiction: Overview ................. 206 HIV/AIDS and substance misuse ......................... 306 Drug misuse and addiction: Hoarding ............................................................... 310 In depth ...........................................................
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