This comprehensive and accessible book documents the physical and emotional effects of substance abuse in girls and women, explores the role of the advertising and entertainment industries in popularizing various substances of abuse, and discusses the way America responds to this enormous health problem. Covering a broad range of substances-nicotine, alcohol, prescription and illicit drugs-the book addresses the unique reasons that girls and women smoke and abuse alcohol and drugs. It provides the most current information about the use of prescription and club drugs, key warning signs of addiction, and options for prevention and treatment. The book includes historical anecdotes and testimonies from recovering women. Incorporating more than a decade of extensive research, Women under the Influence will help women, health care professionals, educators, and policy makers understand the scope of substance abuse in girls and women, the urgency of responding to the problem, the key points of intervention, and potential roads to recovery.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-13
9780801882289
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94430825
Product Key Features
Author
The National Center ON Addiction and Substance Abuse AT Columbia University
Publication Name
Women under the Influence
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Medicine
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
431g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
The National Center ON Addiction and Substance Abuse AT Columbia University