Paperback, Cengage, TAGS: PSYC3150 CSS2080 PHRM-1038
Drug Use and Abuse takes an interdisciplinary approach in its coverage of current drug issues and has been revised to include updated statistics, research, and legislation in this new enhanced first Canadian edition. Replete with Canadian examples, it weaves psychological, historical, cultural, social, biological, and medical perspectives — emphasizing the idea that a drug's effects depend not only on its properties but also on the biological and psychological characteristics of its user. This theme is highlighted throughout and is prominent in discussions of the individual classes of drugs, as well as in the chapters on pharmacology and psychopharmacology. With updated content on opioids, cannabis, e-cigarettes, caffeine, and more, this is a comprehensive look at drug use and abuse in Canada.
What's New
- Includes updated prevalence research/statistics from the most recent CTADS (Canadian Tobacco Alcohol and Drugs Survey).
- Includes updated statistics on the use of nicotine, cannabis, opiates, caffeine, and psychotherapeutic drugs.
- Examines new legislation related to recreational cannabis use, guidelines for cultivation, and driving high.
- Covers Canada’s revised prevention strategies, including harm reduction as a pillar of prevention, treatment, and enforcement.
- Examines fentanyl abuse and statistics related to opioid-related overdoses.
- Includes updated mental health statistics.
- Updates Canada's drug history to reflect new legislation, such as the Good Samaritan Act and the legalization of recreational marijuana.
- Updates suggested readings and includes sources available online.
- Updates content on e-cigarettes, third-hand smoke, recent court decisions against tobacco companies, and plain packaging.
- Updates content on caffeine to reflect changes in legislation and to include recommended limits for adolescents and the impact of caffeine on pregnant women, prenatal development, children, and teens.
- Examines psychotherapeutic drugs and the four major categories with the greatest empirical evidence.
Features
- Examines the macrocosmic drug-related issues of historical and social relevance, as well as the microcosmic effects of substance use on a single neuron in the human body.
- Explores the latest data on drug use patterns and social trends, such as the recent increase in heroin addiction.
- At the beginning of each chapter "Did You Know?" boxes set up what’s to come in the chapter.
- "Drugs and Culture" boxes — unique to the Canadian edition — examine the use of drugs in various societies and the consequences thereof.
- "Contemporary Issue" is a globally oriented feature found throughout the book, reflecting the often borderless impact and effect of the drug environment.
- "This Is Your Brain on…" boxes explore the biology of a drug’s effect on the brain.
- A margin glossary helps students identify and define key terms within the text.
- Margin quotations highlight key information or concepts further discussed in the chapter.
- On the book’s companion website, www.druguseandabuse.nelson.com, we provide PowerPoint Presentations for each chapter, chapter outlines, learning objectives, glossary terms and definitions, useful web links, and an image bank that provides figures and tables from the first Canadian edition that instructors can use as is or modify to create their own presentations.