The former Addiction Research Foundation (ARF), 1949 – 2008, founded in 1949 as the Alcoholism Research Foundation, was an agency of the Government of Ontario. In its role as a research, treatment and educational institution, dissemination of innovation was an important function and resulted in a publishing role. In close proximity to the University of Toronto, with many cross appointed faculty and researchers, the University of Toronto Libraries collected ARF Publications over the years. ARF...
Topics: temperance, alcohol, drugs, history, society, drinking
48 pages. Includes bibliography. Alcohol and Society Series. Special Report. The series authors examine the role of alcohol consumption in spreading the corona virus and contracting COVID-19. The theme of this special report is, therefore, the effect of alcohol on the immune system and on transmission of the virus, given the effect of alcohol on human behavior. The report also examines the ways in which the effects of the pandemic - in terms of anxiety, social isolation,...
Topics: alcohol, alcoholism, coronavirus, pandenic, COVID-19, individual, society, policy, health, health...
44 pages. Includes bibliography. This report comprises some of the foremost researchers in the field of international alcohol research, and estimates that almost 30% of the cases of alcohol-induced cancer in Sweden are due to moderate or low levels of alcohol consumption, and that the more the individual consumes, the greater the risk. Chapters: a. Alcohol as a cause of cancer. b. How does alcohol cause cancer? c. Cancers accepted by IARC as caused by alcohol. d. Cancer possibly caused by...
Topics: alcohol, alcoholism, health, health care, medicine, medical complications, international, research,...
Report on use and misuse of sleeping medication.
Topics: prescription drugs, benzodiazepines
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Topics: Substance abuse, Substance abuse
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1998
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Sloman, Larry
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Topics: Marijuana, Drug abuse -- United States -- History, Drug abuse -- United States, Drug abuse,...
139 pp. First edition.
Topics: autobiography, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, treatment, intervention, rehabilitation,...
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part 1: The Study of Drug Taking Rituals Introduction The Concept of Ritualization Description of the Study Heroin Rituals The Nesting of Cocaine in Heroin Rituals Transitions Between Rituals of Administration Rituals of Regulation: Instrumental Functions of Solitmy Drug Use Ritual Symbolic Elaboration in Solitary Drug Use Ritual Drug Use as a Social Ritual Part II: Drug Use Rituals, Health Problems and Drug Policy Health Consequences of Chasing and Injecting: A Comparison...
Topics: illicit substance, consumption, ritual, cocaine, heroin, policy, injection, syringe sharing,...
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2007
2007
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Luoma, Jason B
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x, 304 p. : 28 cm. +
Topic: Acceptance and commitment therapy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
40 pages. Includes bibliography. To meaningfully reduce and prevent problems stemming from alcohol-exposed pregnancies, there needs to be a recognition that the problem is not confined to pregnancy nor limited to women. Addressing alcohol-exposed pregnancies requires a shared responsibility of the society at large, policymakers, educators, health care providers, partners, and women. Chapters: 1. Alcohol, pregnancy, and infant health: a shared responsibility. 2. Alcohol consumption apart from...
Topics: alcohol, alcoholism, fetal, FASD, society, international, research, female, women, prevention,...
Spirit and Matter -- Higher Mode of Intelligence Controls the Lower -- Unity of Spirit -- Subjective and Objective Mind -- Law of Growth -- Receptivity -- Reciprocal Action of the Universal and Individual Minds -- Causes and Conditions -- Intuition -- Healing -- Will -- The Body -- Soul -- Spirit
Topic: New Thought
Literature review on gambling in Flanders, Belgium.
Topics: gambling, Flanders, Belgium
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This book discusses how Al-Anon can help those whose marriage is impacted by alcoholism.
Topics: al-anon, marriage, alcohol, alcoholism, group, self-help, twelve steps, personal growth,...
Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Children of alcoholics, Child psychology, Alcoholism, Child Welfare, Family, Enfants d'alcooliques,...
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Topics: Marijuana -- Drama, Marijuana
30 page USA federal document. Most drugs of abuse can alter a person's thinking and judgment, leading to health risks, including addiction, drugged driving, and infectious disease. Most drugs could potentially harm an unborn baby; pregnancy-related issues are listed in the chart below for drugs where there is enough scientific evidence to connect the drug use to specific negative effects. The following drugs are included in this resource: ➢ Alcohol ➢ Ayahuasca ➢ Central Nervous System...
Topics: drug, drugs, chemical dependency, drug abuse, substance abuse, dependency, addiction, symptoms,...
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-327) and index
Topics: Alcoholics Anonymous, Societies, Alcoholism
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Gorski, Terence T; Miller, Merlene; CENAPS Corporation
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"Based upon the CENAPS model of treatment."
Topics: Alcoholism, Counseling
The SALIS Collection: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
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2018
2018
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Van Damme, J., Thienpondt, A., Rosiers, J., De Bruyn, S., Soyez, V., Sik,M., Van Hal, G., & Derorche, B.
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Survey report on substance use with students in Flanders, Belgium.
Topics: substance use, students, Belgium, epidemiology
36 pages. Includes bibliography. The purpose of this report is to review the health and social effects of alcohol among older persons generally, and in Sweden in particular. Chapters: 1. Alcohol and older people - an introduction. 2. Increased susceptibility. 3. Health risks, acute and chronic. 4. Trends in alcohol consumption and related harms in Sweden. 5. Methodological considerations: how do we determine risks for older drinkers? 6. Impact of alcohol on death, disease, injury, and...
Topics: alcohol, alcoholism, elderly, society, statistics, international, research, health, health care,...
Includes bibliography
Topics: Alcoholics, Alcoholism
Includes index
Topic: Amphetamine abuse
Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Alcoholism counseling, Drug abuse counseling, Substance abuse
Guide with substance abuse prevention activities and games for youth work.
Topics: substance abuse, prevention, youth work
Topics: temperance, alcohol, drugs, history, society, drinking, treatment, cure, chronic, alcoholism, cost
Author is Publisher. 156 pages. Includes glossary.
Topics: cannabis, marijuana, alcohol drinking, automobile driving, drugged driving, drug testing
32 pages. Includes bibliography. This report identifies different forms of violence, how alcohol affects our behavior, and how violence can affect our health in both short and long term. This report presents alcohol policy and local violence prevention initiatives which are aimed at reducing alcohol consumption and therefore reducing violence. Chapters: 1. Alcohol-related violence - introduction. 2. Evidence that alcohol causes violence. 3. Strategies to reduce alcohol-related violence: what...
Topics: alcohol, alcoholism, society, violence, victim, international, research, behavior, health, health...
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1994
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Covington, Stephanie
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-251)
Topics: Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Twelve-step programs, Women, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder,...
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1991
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Hazelden Foundation
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Topics: W., Bill, Alcoholics Anonymous (W., Bill), Alcoholics, Twelve-step programs, Alcoholism
Translation of: Der Kokainismus, geschichte, pathologie, medizinische und behördliche bekämpfung
Topics: Cocaine abuse, Cocaine, Cocaine, Cocaine abuse
Literature review on psychoactive products available in Dutch smartshops.
Topics: psychoactive plants, drugs
11 pages. This resource summarizes key issues around parental substance use for a school audience. It provides information on the impacts of parental drug and alcohol use on children, indicators the children might show in school, and how they can be supported in this setting.
Topics: substance use disorders, alcohol, alcoholism, chemical dependency, family, parents, children,...
8 pages. March 2015. Includes bibliographic references. Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of accidental death in America, surpassing traffic fatalities at the beginning of this decade with more than 36,000 deaths annually. Opioid pain relievers pose an increasingly dangerous threat to public health, leading to more deaths than those from all illegal drugs combined. Meanwhile, heroin dependence and use more than doubled in just ten years, rising from an estimated 214,000 users in...
Topics: substance use disorders, chemical dependency, narcotics, opioid, pharmacology, treatment, public...
Literature review on alcohol abuse.
Topic: alcohol abuse
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1979
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Kurtz, Ernest
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-347)
Topics: Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcooliques anonymes, Alcoholism, Self-Help Groups
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1970
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Wiseman, Jacqueline P
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Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Alcoholics, Skid row, Alcoholism, Alcooliques, Quartiers de clochards
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Topics: Substance abuse, Substance abuse
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2012
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Coyhis, Don L.
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Topics: Native Americans, red road, wellbriety, society, culture, multicultural, recovery, health, health...
Prejudice, stigmatization, and discrimination are deeply embedded in our language, in our beliefs, and in the way we interact with one another. This publication is intended to help decrease the barriers of prejudice toward people who have mental illnesses. 35 pages.
Topics: communication, mental health, psychiatric, psychology, attitudes, relationships, self-help, stigma
Guide for psycho-education for family members of substance abusers.
Topics: psycho-education, substance abuse
Inventory of interventions for the prevention of substance misuse with people met mental retardation.
Topics: mental retardation, substance misuse
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Lee, Martin A
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xxi, 343 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm
Topics: Studentenbewegung, Sozialgeschichte 1960-1970, Geschichte (1960-1970), USA, United States, LSD...
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This comprehensive, first-ever Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health reviews what we know about substance misuse and how to use that knowledge to address substance misuse and related consequences. It addresses alcohol, illicit drugs, and prescription drug misuse, with chapters dedicated to neurobiology, prevention, treatment, recovery, health systems integration, and recommendations for the future. Chapters: Introduction, Neurobiology, Prevention, Treatment, Recovery, Health...
Topics: Alcoholism, Chemical Dependency, Society, Health, Health Care, Medical Complications, Medicine,...
Handbook on psycho-education in substance abuse treatment.
Topics: psycho-education, substance abuse treatment
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1998
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P., Bill, 1947-
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Topics: Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholics -- Rehabilitation, Alcoholism -- Treatment, Twelve-step programs
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1990
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Johnson, Vernon E
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Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Alcoholism, Alcoholics
1 page flyer. SAMHSA envisions a future in which people with mental and substance use disorders pursue optimal health, happiness, recovery, and a full and satisfying life in the community via access to a range of effective services, supports, and resources. This brief flyer addresses the eight dimensions of wellness in SAMHSA's wellness initiative.
Topics: health, health care, self-help, personal growth, alcohol, alcoholism, substance use disorders,...
4 pages. July 2010. This document summarizes the most recent information about deaths and emergency department (ED) visits resulting from drug poisoning . Information about deaths comes from death certificates for deaths in 2007. Information about emergency department visits comes from a national surveillance system, the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), operated by SAMHSA.
Topics: alcohol, alcoholism, substance use disorders, chemical dependency, illicit, non-prescription,...
This is a collection of 22 papers on the topic of rural substance abuse, taken from a technical review meeting. Also: developmental perspective, special nature, traffic and illegal production, risk and protective factors, health consequences, rethinking prevention, rural ethnic and migrant farmworkers. populations
Topics: NIDA, research, monograph, drug, drugs, substance, substance abuse, chemical dependency, drug...
130 pages. Includes bibliography. This report presents results pertaining to mental health from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years old or older. This report presents national estimates of the prevalence of past year mental disorders and past year mental health service utilization for youths aged 12 to 17 and adults aged 18 or older. Among adults, estimates presented...
Topics: alcohol, alcoholism, substance use disorder, mental health, psychiatric, psychology, statistics,...
287 pp. With a statement of the narcotics problem by Hon. John M. Coffee of Washington (reprinted from the Congressional Record).
Topics: drugs, drug abuse, substance abuse, chemical dependency, human, addiction, addicts, economy, costs,...
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Topics: Substance abuse, Substance abuse
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Topics: Substance abuse, Substance abuse
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1996
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Behr, Edward, 1926-2007
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262 p. : 25 cm
Topics: Prohibition -- United States -- History, Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- United States --...
112 pages. Education plays a critical role in preventing substance abuse. Drugs of Abuse, A DEA Resource Guide, is designed to be a reliable resource on the most commonly abused and misused drugs in the United States. This comprehensive guide provides important information about the harms and consequences of drug use by describing a drug’s effects on the body and mind, overdose potential, origin, legal status, and other key facts. Also: controlled substances act, drug schedules,...
Topics: reference, chemical dependency, substance use disorder, crime, policy, public health, laws,...
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Great Britain. Royal Commission on Opium; Singh, Lakshmiswar, Maharajah of Darbhanga, d. 1898; Brassey, Thomas Brassey, Earl, 1836-1918; Great Britain. Parliament
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Topics: Opium abuse, Opium trade
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Stimson, Gerry V. (Gerry Vivian)
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267 pages ; 24 cm
Topics: Heroin abuse -- Treatment -- Great Britain, Heroin abuse -- Government policy -- Great Britain,...
40 pages. Includes bibliography. The articles in this report examine alcohol consumption among youth and young adults, as well as several other important items from the current year. Chapter topics: a. Young people are our future. b. Alcohol-related harm among Swedish youth and young adults: problems and possibilities. c. Swedish experiments with beer sales. d. Seven young people talk. e. Alcohol and complications after surgery. f. Alcohol, pregnancy, and child development. g. Do restaurants...
Topics: alcohol, alcoholism, society, research, international, medicine, health, health care, medical...
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Topics: Alcoholism, Drug addiction
Treatment classic. From the Preface: "This book is an effort to accomplish two things, first to present the two elements above stated, and second to outline, discuss and correlate various elements and conflicting activities so that each of us can appreciate the relation of his own endeavor to the whole narcotic drug problem, can realize the comparative importance of his own observations, and can cooperate with the others for the benefit of humanity, for the welfare of society and posterity...
Topics: treatment, narcotics, history, classic, chemical dependency, substance use and misuse, dependent,...
287 pp.
Topics: drug addiction, addicts, history, human, economy, solution, consequences, drug abuse, society,...
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Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
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Topics: Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939, Cocaine -- Physiological effect
Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Temperance, Prohibition
Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Substance abuse, Health education, Life skills, Smoking, Alcoholism, Drug abuse
Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971), Narcotics, Control of, Psychotropic drugs
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1981
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Bordin, Ruth Birgitta Anderson, 1917-
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Topics: Woman's Christian Temperance Union -- History, Temperance -- History, Women in public life --...
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Topics: Heroin abuse -- Case studies, Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation -- Case studies, Drug addiction --...
"From the Seagram Museum Library."
Topic: Temperance
13 pp.
Topics: alcohol, alcoholism, drinking, cure, treatment, recovery, history, Keeley, autobiography,...
Report on prevalence of substance use and misuse in Flanders, Belgium, in 2003 and 2004.
Topics: alcohol, drugs, gambling, Flanders, Belgium, epidemiology
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1992
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Ellis, Albert, 1913-2007
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vi, 329 pages : 23 cm
Topics: Alcoholics -- Rehabilitation, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholisme, Alcoholism -- rehabilitation