Addiction
eBook - PDF

Addiction

A Reference Encyclopedia

  1. 416 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Addiction

A Reference Encyclopedia

About this book

A reference guide that answers the questions people have about addiction and addictive behaviors of all kinds, including drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, Internet usage, and more. Addiction: A Reference Encyclopedia offers straight talk and clear answers on a topic often sensationalized in the media and politicized during campaigns. Drawing from a wide variety of sources, it provides readers with a concise yet thorough review of what we know about all kinds of addictive behavior. Addiction surveys both the science of addiction and its history in the United States with two main sections: a narrative of the history of addiction as a scientific and public policy issue in the United States followed by a series of alphabetically organized entries focused on organizations, individuals, and events that have impacted our thinking about addiction. Much of the work focuses on substance abuse—alcohol, tobacco, opiates, cocaine—but the book also examines behaviors that have only recently been recognized as potentially addictive, including gambling, sexual activity, Internet usage, and more.

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Information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9781598842296
eBook ISBN
9781598842302
Edition
1
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Addiction in Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Entries
  6. About This Book
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Reference Essay: Addiction: A Scientific and Historical Overview
  9. Entries
  10. Primary Source Documents
  11. Documents 1–3: Discovering the Dangers of Addiction
  12. Documents 4–6: The Spread of Addiction and the Call to Action in the Late-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Centuries
  13. Document 7: Proving Coca-Cola Is Harmless
  14. Document 8: Smuggling Drugs after the Smoking Opium Exclusion Act
  15. Documents 9–10: The Federal Government Acts against Alcohol and Narcotics
  16. Documents 11–12: Calls for Addiction to Be Treated as a Disease
  17. Documents 13–15: The American Government Reports On, and Attempts to Act against, the Health Hazards of Tobacco
  18. Document 16: The Government Tackles Steroids
  19. Documents 17–18: Beyond Substance: Beginning to Recognize Behavioral Addictions
  20. Further Reading
  21. Index