Methamphetamine addiction:biological foundations, psychological factors, and social consequences

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Halkitis Perry N
Corporate Authors: American Psychological Association
Published: American Psychological Association,
Publisher Address: Washington, DC
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Carrier Form: xxiv, 231 p.: ill., maps ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 9781433804236 (hbk.)
1433804239
Index Number: R969
CLC: R969.3
R595.5
R969.3(712)
Call Number: R969.3/H173
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Methamphetamine : socio-historical contexts & epidemiological patterns -- The chemistry and biology of methamphetamine use -- Illegal production of methamphetamine in the United States -- Biopsychosocial consequences of methamphetamine addiction -- Methamphetamine, sex, sexuality, and sexual risk taking -- Motivations and antecedents of methamphetamine use : risk bases -- Treatment considerations for methamphetamine addiction -- Prevention efforts to address methamphetamine -- Working with the methamphetamine addicted client in medical settings / Antonio E. Urbina -- Working with the methamp
This book presents a biopsychosocial perspective on the use of methamphetamine, taking into account the biochemistry of the drug, the predispositions and behavioral patterns of the individual user, and the effects of the drug on the user's immediate and wider social environments.--[book cover}