Book

Addiction handbook & resource guide.

Summary:

This book presents information for persons struggling with addiction issues, including family and friends of individuals who are afflicted by addiction. For those providing care and support to individuals with addiction issues, this resource provides easy-to-understand and helpful information about addiction and connects readers to many sources of support.

Record details

ISBN: 9781637005231
ISBN: 1637005237
Physical Description: xv, 567 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, 2023.
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Section one. Studies & statistics -- Addiction & mental health resources -- Health complications of addiction -- section two. Addiction & mental health resources -- Mental illness -- Personality disorders -- Substance-related and addictive disorders -- section three. Health complications of addiction -- AIDS/HIV -- Alzheimer's disease/dementias -- Autoimmune diseases -- Cancer -- Cardiovascular diseases -- Chronic pain -- Depressive disorders -- Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders -- Hepatitis -- Impotence -- Infertility & pregnancy -- Kidney disease -- Liver disease -- Neurocognitive disorders -- Respiratory illnesses -- Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) - Sleep disorders -- Stroke.