Heroin Its History, Pharmacology, and Treatment

Name: Heroin Its History, Pharmacology, and Treatment
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ISBN: 9781592858309

ISBN-10: 1592858309

ISBN-13: 9781592858309

Edition: 2nd 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Humberto Fernandez, Therissa A. Libby, Wolfe Street Foundation Staff

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List price: $18.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Hazelden
Publication date: 12/29/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Author and filmmaker Humberto Fernandez has worked in drug treatment and education in numerous settings. He writes about social and political issues. He is the author of Heroin: Its History, Pharmacology, and Treatment.He lives in Pleasantville, New York.



Foreword to The 1998 Edition, Founder, President, and Medical Director, Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc., and, Managing Editor, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs and International Addictions Infoline




The Drug



The History of Heroin: The Discovery of Opium and the China Trade



The History of Heroin: Heroin in America and the World Trade



The Pharmacology and Physiology of Heroin Use



The Addict



The Psychology and Culture of the Heroin Addict



Case History: Heroin Addiction



Treatment



Treatment for Heroin Addiction: The Behavioral Model



The Politics of Methadone Maintenance



Case Histories: Methadone Maintenance



Pharmacological Approaches to Heroin Addiction Treatment



Society



Heroin, the AIDS Epidemic, and Hepatitis B and C



America's War on Drugs



Heroin and the Criminal Justice System in America



Heroin, Popular Culture, and the Media



Heroin Addicts: Beyond Redemption?


Notes


Index


About the Authors