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Provides students with a deeper understanding of what impacts drug use.The eighth edition of Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society examines the impact of drug-taking behavior on our society and our daily lives. The use and abuse of a wide range of licit and illicit drugs are discussed from historical, biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives.In today's world, drugs and their use present a social paradox, combining the potential for good and for bad. As a society and as individuals, we can be the beneficiaries of drugs or their victims. This text features a comprehensive review of psychoactive drugs, and is notable for the attention it gives to two aspects of drug-taking behavior that have been underreported in other texts: steroid abuse and inhalant abuse.This text is available in a variety of formats - digital and print. Pearson offers its titles on the devices students love through CourseSmart, Amazon, and more. Learning GoalsUpon completing this book, readers will be able to:Understand the impact of drug use on behavior and society. Examine the pros and cons to drug use.
Contents
In this Section1. Brief Table of Contents2. Full Table of Contents1. Brief Table of ContentsPART ONE: Drugs in Society/Drugs in Our Lives CHAPTER 1: Drugs and Behavior TodayCHAPTER 2: Drug-Taking Behavior: The Personal and Social ConcernsCHAPTER 3: How Drugs Work in the Body and on the Mind PART TWO: Legally Restricted Drugs in Our Society CHAPTER 4: The Major Stimulants: Cocaine and Amphetamines CHAPTER 5: Narcotics: Opium, Heroin, and Synthetic Opiates CHAPTER 6: LSD and Other Hallucinogens CHAPTER 7: Marijuana PART THREE: Legal Drugs in Our Society CHAPTER 8: Alcohol: Social Beverage/Social Drug CHAPTER 10: Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism CHAPTER 11: Nicotine and Tobacco UsePART FOUR: Enhancers and DepressantsCHAPTER 12: Performance Enhancing Drugs and Drug Testing in SportsCHAPTER 13: Depressents and Inhalants PART FIVE: Medicinal DrugsCHAPTER 14: Prescription Drugs, Over-the-Counter Drugs, and Dietary Supplements CHAPTER 15: Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders PART SIX: Prevention and TreatmentCHAPTER 16: Substance-Abuse PreventionCHAPTER 17: Substance-Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Change 2. Full Table of ContentsPart One: Drugs in Society/Drugs in Our LivesChapter 1: Drugs and Behavior TodaySocial Messages about Drug Use Two Ways of Looking at Drugs and BehaviorHEALTH LINE: Defining Drugs: Olive Oil, Curry Powder, and a Little Grapefruit? DRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Drug Abuse and the College Student: An Assessment Tool Drugs in Early TimesDrugs in the Nineteenth CenturyDrugs and Behavior in the Twentieth CenturyQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 1.1: Understanding the History of Drugs and BehaviorPresent-Day Attitudes toward DrugsPatterns of Drug Use in the United StatesQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 1.2: Understanding Present-Day Drug Use in the United States 19Making the Decision to Use DrugsPresent-day ConcernsDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Facts about Club DrugsCHAPTER 2: Drug-Taking Behavior: Personal and Social IssuesDrug Toxicity DRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Acute Toxicity in the News: Drug-Related Deaths QUICK CONCEPT CHECK 2.1: Understanding Dose-Response Curves The DAWN Reports From Acute Toxicity to Chronic Toxicity Behavioral Tolerance and Drug Overdose QUICK CONCEPT CHECK 2.2: Understanding Behavioral Tolerance through ConditioningPhysical and Psychological DependenceDiagnosing Drug-related Problems: The Health Professional's Perspective Special Circumstances in Drug Abuse HEALTH LINE: Effects of Psychoactive Drugs on Pregnant Women and Newborns Drugs, Violence, and CrimeGovernmental Policy, Regulation, and LawsPORTRAIT: Pablo Escobar - Formerly Known as the Colombian King of CocaineDrug Law Enforcement and Global PoliticsHEALTH LINE: Harm Reduction as a National Drug-Abuse PolicyCHAPTER 3: How Drugs Work in the Body and on the MindHow Drugs Enter the Body How Drugs Exit the Body DRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Ways to Take Drugs: Routes of Administration Factors Determining the Behavioral Impact of Drugs QUICK CONCEPT CHECK 3.1: Understanding Drug InteractionsHEALTH ALERT: Adverse Effects of Drug-Drug and Food-Drug CombinationsIntroducing the Nervous System Understanding the BrainQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 3.2: Understanding Drugs and Brain FunctioningUnderstanding the Neurochemistry of Psychoactive DrugsPhysiological Aspects of Drug-Taking BehaviorDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Endorphins, Endocannainoids, and the "Runner's High"QUICK CONCEPT CHECK 3.3: Understanding Cross-Tolerance and Cross-DependenceHEALTH LINE: Drug Craving and the Insula of the BrainPsychological Factors in Drug-Taking Behavior PORTRAIT: Nora D. Volkow-A Scientist-General in the War on DrugsPart Two: Legally Restricted Drugs in Our SocietyChapter 4: The Major Stimulants: Cocaine and AmphetaminesThe History of CocaineHEALTH ALERT: Cocaine after Alcohol: The Risk of Cocaethylene ToxicityDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: What Happened to the Coca in Coca-Cola?QUICK CONCEPT CHECK 4.1: Understanding the History of CocaineAcute Effects of CocaineChronic Effects of CocaineHEALTH ALERT: The Physical Signs of Possible Cocaine AbuseMedical Uses of CocaineHow Cocaine Works in the BrainPresent-Day Cocaine AbusePatterns of Cocaine Abuse Treatment Programs for Cocaine AbuseDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Paco: A Cheap New Form of Cocaine Floods Argentine Slums and BeyondPORTRAIT: Robert Downey Jr. and Others-Cleaning Up after CocaineAmphetaminesDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Crack Babies Revisited: What Are the Effects?Acute Effects of AmphetaminesChronic Effects of AmphetaminesPresent-Day Patterns of Methamphetamine AbuseDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Methamphetamine and the Heartland of AmericaQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 4.2: Understanding Patterns of Cocaine and Methamphetamine AbuseMedical Uses for Amphetamines and Similar Stimulant DrugsHEALTH LINE: Stimulant Medications as "Smart Pills"Chapter 5: Opioids: Opium, Heroin, and Opioid Pain Medications Opium in HistoryMorphine and the Advent of HeroinOpioids in American SocietyQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 5.1: Understanding the History of Opium and Opioids Effects on the Mind and the BodyHow Opioids Work in the BrainPatterns of Heroin Abuse QUICK CONCEPT CHECK 5.2: Understanding the Effects of Administering and Withdrawing HeroinHeroin Abuse and SocietyTreatment for Heroin AbuseHEALTH ALERT: Sustained-Release Buprenorphine: A New Era in Heroin-Abuse TreatmentMedical Uses of Opioid DrugsPORTRAIT: David Laffer --- Pharmacy Robber and Killer of FourChapter 6: LSD and Other HallucinogensA Matter of DefinitionClassifying HallucinogensLysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)DRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Strange Days in Salem: Witchcraft or Hallucinogens?PORTRAIT: Timothy Leary-Nutty Professor, Visionary, or Simply a Charlatan?Facts and Fiction about LSDHEALTH ALERT: Emergency Guidelines for a Bad Trip on LSDPsilocybin and Other Hallucinogens Related to SerotoninHEALTH LINE: Bufotenine and the Bufo ToadHallucinogens Related to NorepinephrineDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Present-Day Peyotism and the Native American ChurchHEALTH ALERT: MDMA Toxicity: The Other Side of EcstasyHallucinogens Related to AcetylcholineMiscellaneous HallucinogensQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 6.1: Understanding the Diversity of HallucinogensQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 6.2: Understanding PCPCHAPTER 7: MarijuanaA Matter of TerminologyThe History of Marijuana and HashishAcute Effects of MarijuanaQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 7.1: Understanding the Effects of MarijuanaEffects of Marijuana on the BrainDRUGS...IN FOCUS: The neurochemical "Yin and Yang" of CannabisChronic Effects of MarijuanaThe Gateway HypothesisQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 7.2: Understanding the Adverse Effects of Chronic Marijuana AbusePatterns of Marijuana SmokingCauses for ConcernHEALTH ALERT: A Synthetic Marijuana called SpiceMedical MarijuanaPORTRAIT: Marcy Dolin --- Marijuana Self-MedicatorThe Issues of Decriminalization and LegalizationPart Three: Legal Drugs in Our SocietyChapter 8: Alcohol: Social Beverage/Social DrugWhat Makes an Alcoholic Beverage?Alcohol Use through HistoryPatterns of Alcohol Consumption TodayHEALTH LINE: Multiple Ways of Getting a Standard DrinkDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Visualizing the Pattern of Alcohol Consumption in the United StatesQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 8.1: Understanding Alcoholic BeveragesThe Pharmacology of AlcoholHEALTH LINE: Gender, Race, and Medication: Factors in Alcohol MetabolismEffects of Alcohol on the BrainAcute Physiological EffectsHEALTH ALERT: Emergency Signs and Procedures in Acute Alcohol IntoxicationAcute Behavioral EffectsPORTRAIT: Candace Lightner-Founder of MADDDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Alcohol, Security, and Spectator SportsDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Caffeine, Alcohol, and the Dangers of Caffeinated Alcoholic DrinksAlcohol and Health BenefitsQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 8.2: Understanding the Data from Balanced Placebo DesignsStrategies for Responsible DrinkingHEALTH ALERT: Guidelines for Responsible DrinkingChapter 9: Chronic Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismAlcoholism: Stereotypes, Definitions, and Life ProblemsHEALTH LINE: A Self-Administered Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (SMAST)QUICK CONCEPT CHECK 9.1: Understanding the Psychology of AlcoholismAlcohol Abuse and Alcohol Dependence: The Health Professional's PerspectivePhysiological Effects of Chronic Alcohol UseHEALTH LINE: Alcoholism Screening Instruments in Professional Use Patterns of Chronic Alcohol AbuseThe Genetics of AlcoholismThe Concept of Alcoholism as a DiseaseApproaches to Treatment for AlcoholismPORTRAIT: Bill W. and Dr. Bob-Founders of Alcoholics AnonymousHEALTH LINE: Is Controlled Drinking Possible for Alcoholics?DRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: The Non-Disease Model of Alcoholism and Other Patterns of Substance AbuseQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 9.2: Understanding Alcoholics Anonymous Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in the WorkplaceChapter 10: Nicotine and Tobacco UseTobacco Use through HistoryHealth Concerns and Smoking BehaviorHEALTH LINE: African Americans, Smoking, and Mentholated Cigarettes The Tobacco Industry TodayWhat's in Tobacco?The Dependence Potential of NicotineHealth Consequences of Tobacco UseHEALTH LINE: Visualizing 400,000 to 440,000 Annual Tobacco-Related DeathsHEALTH ALERT: Signs of Trouble from Smokeless TobaccoQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 10.1: Understanding the Effects of Tobacco SmokingPatterns of Smoking Behavior and Use of Smokeless TobaccoPORTRAIT: Sigmund Freud-Nicotine Dependence, Cigars, and CancerQuitting Smoking: The Good News and the BadHEALTH LINE: How to Suceed in Quitting Smoking --- By Really Trying Chapter 11: CaffeineCoffeeDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Why There Are No (Live) Flies in Your CoffeeTeaChocolateHEALTH LINE: Chocolate, Flavanols and Cardiovascular HealthPORTRAIT: Milton S. Hershey and the Town Built on ChocolateSoft DrinksCaffeine from OTC Drugs and Other ProductsQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 11.1: Understanding Caffeine Levels in Foods and BeveragesCaffeine as a Drug Potential Health BenefitsPotential Health RisksHEALTH LINE: Coffee, Genes, and Heart AttacksDependence, Acute Toxicity, and Medical ApplicationsCaffeine and Young People A Special ConcernDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Energy ShotsPart Four: Enhancers and DepressantsChapter 12: Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Drug Testing in SportsDrug-Taking Behavior in SportsDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Gene Doping: Disqualified by Your DNAPORTRAIT: Lance Armstrong: From Honor to Dishonor Performance-Enhancing Drug Abuse and BaseballThe Hazards of Anabolic Steroids 296DRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Suspension Penalties for Performance-Enhancing Drug Use in SportsQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 12.1: Understanding the Effects of Anabolic SteroidsPatterns of Anabolic Steroid AbuseHEALTH ALERT: The Symptoms of Steroid Abuse Nonsteroid Hormones and Performance-Enhancing SupplementsNonmedical Use of Stimulant Medication in BaseballCurrent Drug-Testing Procedures and PoliciesDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: THG and the War on Performance-Enhancing DrugsQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 12.2: Understanding Drug TestingThe Social Context of Performance-Enhancing DrugsChapter 13: Depressants and InhalantsBarbituratesDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Is There Any Truth in "Truth Serum"?Nonbarbiturate Sedative-HypnoticsThe Development of Antianxiety DrugsBenzodiazepinesHEALTH ALERT: The Dangers of Rohypnol as a Date-Rape DrugNonbenzodiazepine DepressantsA Special Alert: The Risks of GHBPORTRAIT: Patricia White, GHB, and the "Perfect" CrimeQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 13.1: Understanding the Abuse Potential in DrugsInhalants through HistoryGlue, Solvent, and Aerosol InhalationHEALTH ALERT: The Signs of Possible Inhalant AbusePatterns of Inhalant AbuseDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Resistol and Resistoleros in Latin AmericaQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 13.2: Understanding the History of InhalantsPart Five: Medicinal DrugsChapter 14: Prescription Drugs, Over-the-Counter Drugs, and Dietary SupplementsThe History of Prescription Drug RegulationsProcedures for Approving Prescription Drugs QUICK CONCEPT CHECK 14.1: Understanding the FDA Approval ProcessAre FDA-Approved Drugs Safe? 346HEALTH LINE: The Potential for Death by Prescription ErrorHEALTH LINE: Doctor-Shopping and Prescription Pain MedicationsMajor OTC Analgesic Drugs 349QUICK CONCEPT CHECK 14.2: Understanding OTC Analgesic DrugsOther Major Classes of OTC DrugsThe Pharmaceutical Industry TodayDietary SupplementsPORTRAIT: Ryan Haight and the Ryan Haight Act of 2008DRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: What We Know about Nine Herbal SupplementsChapter 15: Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood DisordersThe Biomedical ModelAntipsychotic Drugs and SchizophreniaThe Symptoms of SchizophreniaHEALTH LINE: Mercury Poisoning: On Being Mad as a HatterDrugs Used to Treat DepressionPORTRAIT: The Melancholy President-Abraham Lincoln, Depression, and Those "Little Blue PillsHEALTH ALERT: SSRI Antidepressants and Elevated Risk of Suicide among Children and AdolescentsDrugs for Other Types of Mental DisordersCONCEPT CHECK 15.1: Understanding the Biochemistry of Mental IllnessQUICK Psychiatric Drugs, Social Policy, and DeinstitutionalizationDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Psychiatric Drugs and the Civil Liberties DebatePart Six: Prevention and TreatmentChapter 16: Substance-Abuse PreventionLevels of Intervention in Substance-Abuse PreventionQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 16.1: Understanding Levels of Intervention in Substance-Abuse Prevention ProgramsStrategies for Substance-Abuse Prevention HEALTH LINE: The Public Health Model and the Analogy of Infectious Disease ControlPORTRAIT: Dr. A. Thomas McLellan Goes to Washington (briefly) Lessons from the Past: Prevention Approaches That Have FailedHope and Promise: Components of Effective School-Based Prevention ProgramsHEALTH LINE: Peer-Refusal Skills: Ten Ways to Make It Easier to Say NoQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 16.2: Understanding Primary Prevention and EducationCommunity-Based Prevention ProgramsFamily Systems in Primary and Secondary PreventionDRUGS...IN FOCUS: Substance Use and Abuse among Young Mothers Multicultural Issues in Primary and Secondary PreventionSubstance-Abuse Prevention in the WorkplaceYes, You: Substance-Abuse Prevention and the College StudentHEALTH LINE: Alcohol 101 on College CampusesSubstance-Abuse Prevention InformationSummary 400 / Key Terms 401 / EndnotesPOINT/COUNTERPOINT V: Should We Continue to D.A.R.E. or Shouldn't We?Chapter 17: Substance-Abuse Treatment: Strategies for ChangeDesigning Effective Substance-Abuse Treatment ProgramsThe Biopsychosocial Model for Substance-Abuse TreatmentIntervention through Incarceration and Other Punitive MeasuresDRUGS . . . IN FOCUS: Penalties for Crack versus Penalties for Powder Cocaine: Correcting an InjusticePORTRAIT: Monsignor William O'Brien-Founder of Daytop VillageSubstance-Abuse Treatment in the WorkplaceThe Personal Journey to Treatment and RecoveryQUICK CONCEPT CHECK 17.1: Understanding the Stages of Change in Substance-Abuse TreatmentThe Impact of Family Systems on Treatment and RecoveryHEALTH ALERT: Coping with a Child's Abuse of Alcohol or Other Drugs: What Parents Should and Should Not DoFinding the Right Substance-Abuse Treatment ProgramNeeding versus Receiving Substance-Abuse TreatmentA Final Note: For Those Who Need Help . . .
