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Concepts of Chemical Dependency (with CourseMate, 1 Term (6 Months) Printed Access Card)

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ISBN-10: 128545717X

ISBN-13: 9781285457178

Edition: 9th 2015

Authors: Harold E. Doweiko

List price: $200.95
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CONCEPTS OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, Ninth Edition, provides comprehensive coverage and the latest information on a full spectrum of substance use disorders and the compounds commonly abused. Topics include the abuse of and addiction to alcohol; how the active agent in marijuana, THC, affects neural growth and development; the emerging body of evidence suggesting a relationship between marijuana abuse and psychotic disorders; the emerging body of evidence suggesting that marijuana is not as benign as it was thought to be a few years ago; and the abuse of cough syrups. Adding to the book's usefulness and relevance, Doweiko also covers topics not usually discussed in other substance abuse books,…    
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Book details

List price: $200.95
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Publication date: 3/18/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 736
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.838
Language: English

Dr. Harold E. Doweiko is a licensed psychologist who has been on staff at the Gundersen-Lutheran medical Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin, for 19 years, working with the substance abuse rehabilitation program, the chronic pain management program, and the traditional adult mental health patients, including "dual diagnosis" patients. He has served with the La Crosse (Wisconsin) County Drug Court for 3.5 years, and served as a professional witness on the topic of substance use disorders for Federal and State Courts in Kansas, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Dr. Doweiko has served as an adjunct faculty member for colleges in both Wisconsin and Minnesota, most recently with the Viterbo University…