Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-588) and index.
Contents:
Psychology of psychoactive drugs -- Defining use, abuse, and dependency -- The extent of alcohol and other drug use -- Pharmacology and neurophysiology of alcohol and other drugs -- Heredity and environment: alcohol and other drug use -- Theories of alcohol and other drug use -- Age, alcohol, and other drugs -- Gender differences in relation to alcohol and other drugs -- Racial/ethnic minorities and alcohol and other drug use -- Personality differences in relation to alcohol and other drugs -- Alcohol and other drugs: relationship to basic psychological processes -- Alcohol and other drugs: relationship to interpersonal processes -- Alcohol and other drugs: relationship to family processes -- Recovering from alcohol and other drug dependency -- Treatment of alcohol and other drug dependency -- Relapse after alcohol and other drug treatment -- Prevention of alcohol and other drug problems.
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