Cocaine Crisis

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Proceedings of a conference of experts on cocaine addiction, this early volume documents the devastating effects of crack, then a new cocaine preparation, and its extraordinary addicting properties. The Bahamian experience with crack provided an early warning about the extreme personal and social dangers of this drug .

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Utgivningsdatum2011-10-22
Mått178 x 254 x 15 mm
Vikt518 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor242
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781461290261

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Introductory Chapters.- History of Cocaine.- Modes of Use, Precursors, and Indicators of Cocaine Abuse.- The Implications of Crack.- The Consumer Society: The American Experience.- Cocaine: The American Experience.- Cocaine: Drug Epidemic of the ‘80’s.- The Self-Medication Hypothesis of Addictive Disorders: Focus on Heroin and Cocaine Dependence.- Psychotherapy for Cocaine Abusers.- Public Health Approaches to the Cocaine Problem: Lessons From The Bahamas.- The Trans-Shipment Societies: The Caribbean Experience.- The Bahamas and Drug Abuse.- Epidemic Freebase Cocaine Abuse: A Case Study From The Bahamas.- Drug Abuse 1975–1985: Clinical Perspectives of the Bahamian Experience of Illegal Substances.- Cocaine Psychosis.- Cocaine and the Bahamian Woman: Treatment Issues.- Treatment Approaches to Cocaine Abuse and Dependency in The Bahamas.- Cocaine Update.- The Producer Societies: The South American Experience.- Somatic Disorders Associated with the Abuse of Coca Paste and Cocaine Hydrochloride.- Coca Paste Effects in Bolivia.- Cocaine and Basuco: An Overview of Colombia, 1985.- Working Towards the Future: A Challenge for Change.- Cocaine Addiction: A Socio-Ethical Perspective.- Epilogue: A Vision of Hope.- About the Editor.- Contributors.