Drug Abuse: Concepts, Prevention, and Cessation

by Steve Sussman , Susan L. Ames

• ISBN13: 9780521716154
• ISBN10: 0521716152
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-25
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This text provides a thorough understanding of the parameters of drug abuse, broadly defined. Conceptual issues regarding definitions of drug use, misuse, abuse, and dependence are discussed in full. In addition, this text serves as a comprehensive source of information on the etiology, prevention, and cessation of drug abuse. It organizes etiologic, prevention, and cessation information into neurobiological, cognitive, microsocial, and macrosocial/physical environmental units. For example, modification of neurobiological, cognitive, social, and larger socioenvironmental and physical environmental influences are addressed in separate chapters. This text addresses a variety of theoretical bases currently applied to the development of prevention and cessation programs, specific program content from empirically based model programs, and program processes and modalities. It is hoped that this text will facilitate advancement in the arena of research on drug problems. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Steve Sussman, Ph.D., FAAHB, is a professor of preventive medicine and psychology at the University of Southern California Susan L. Ames is an assistant professor with the Transdisciplinary Drug Abuse Prevention Research Center at the Institute for Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Concepts and Classes of Drugs
Concepts of Drugs, Drug Use, Misuse, and Abuse	p. 3
Further Classifications Relevant to Substance Abuse and Dependence	p. 18
Types of Drugs, History of Drug Use and Misuse, and Costs of Drug Misuse	p. 30
Etiology
Current Multivariable Models	p. 57
Neurobiologically Relevant	p. 69
Cognitive Processes	p. 87
Social Interaction and Social Groups	p. 98
The Large Social and Physical Environment	p. 109
Assessment	p. 123
Prevention
Concepts of Prevention	p. 139
Neurobiologically Relevant	p. 155
Cognitive Processes	p. 168
Social Interaction and Social Groups	p. 179
The Large Social and Physical Environment	p. 193
Cessation
Concepts of Cessation	p. 207
Neurobiologically Relevant	p. 225
Cognitive Processes	p. 237
Social Interaction and Social Groups	p. 248
The Large Social and Physical Environment	p. 262
Conclusions and the Future
Conclusions and Recent and Future Directions	p. 277
References	p. 295
Author Index	p. 337
Subject Index	p. 348
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