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This text is designed to bring general readers face-to-face with drugs of abuse and addiction. Through straightforward explanations of the stimulants, depressants, psychedelic and inhalants, this guide aims to demonstrate how drugs of abuse affect thinking, behaviour, perceptions and emotions. It also examines the effects of addiction on the user's family. The guide goes on to explain various treatments available, what happens during treatment, and what patients and their families can expect of it. It also describes the recovery process, helping people to identify recovery - good and bad - and the warning isgns of relapse. Mim J. Landry has also co-authored "The New Drugs: Lookalikes, Designer Drugs, and Drugs of Deception".
Pharmacologic Aspects of Addiction. Basic principles of drug use. The stimulant drugs. The depressant drugs. The psychedelic drugs. The inhalants. Treatment Addiction: From Intervention to Recovery. The treatment process. The recovery process. Defense mechanisms: living with trauma. The intervention process. Adolescent addiction. Dual diagnosis: dual disorders. Treatment, recovery, and medication. A special look at alcoholism. Final thoughts. Appendix: resources. Index.

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