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Principles of Health: Addiction & Recovery fundamentals of the various types of addictions and methods for recovery, using easy-to-understand language for a solid background and a deeper understanding and appreciation of this critical subject. Entries explore topics including addiction types, the impacts of addiction, rehabilitation methods, and more. This work begins with a comprehensive Editor's Introduction to the topic of addiction and recovery. Following the Introduction, Principles of Health: Addiction & Recovery includes nearly 160 entries arranged in six broad categories: • Addiction Types discusses the primary forms of addiction, beginning with an overview of addiction broadly. Entries in this section include addictive personality, the difference between addiction and dependence, computer addiction, eating disorders, gambling addiction, hoarding, kleptomania, social media addiction, substance use disorders, and more. • Impacts of Addiction details how addiction and substance misuse can affect everything from personal health and wellbeing to one's career, and the often-devastating effects on family and friends. • Legal and Illegal Substances Misused goes into detail about different substances that are commonly misused. Topics in this section include aerosols, alcohol, amphetamines, caffeine, cannabis, club drugs, cocaine, electronic cigarettes, fentanyl, heroin, "magic" mushrooms, nicotine, the opioid epidemic, over-the-counter drugs, sugar, and more. • Mental Health and Addiction discusses the intersection between mental health conditions and addiction, as well as addiction's impact on mental health. Topics focus on mental health generally, as well as specific, common conditions such as bipolar disorder, panic disorders, psychosis, schizophrenia, self-destructive behavior, suicide, and more. • Physical Health and Addiction compliments the previous section by discussing how addiction affects physical health, as well as how physical health and traits can lead to addiction. Topics include substances' effects on the body; birth defects and substances; genetic factors of addiction; liver disease; physiological dependence; tolerance and withdrawal; and more. • Methods for Rehabilitation and Recovery concludes the book, and discusses various means of overcoming and recovering from addiction. Some the entries discussed in this volume include: • Behavioral Addiction • Cleanliness Addiction • Social Media Addiction • Stigma of Addiction • Alcohol Use Disorder • Painkiller Misuse • Physiological Dependence • Smoking Cessation in Adolescence Each essay includes valuable top matter—Category, Definition, and Key Terms—and ends with a helpful Further Information section. Photos and illustrations enhance many of the entries. In addition, Principles of Health: Addiction & Recovery includes helpful back matter, such as a comprehensive Bibliography, a Glossary, a list of Organizations, and a Subject Index. Essays are comprehensive and accessible to high school and undergraduate students and general readers interested in addiction and substance abuse—a must-have resource for students and researchers building a foundation in the study of this topic.
