Nova Science Publishers now introduce an interesting book on research to help reduce global tobacco-related diseases in four volumes. Volume One de...

In this book, the reader will be updated about the most recent information related to opioid use disorders and how to treat them. It starts by prov...

Pleasure in the form of food, drink or drugs, is the subject of this book, which looks at how their consumption has played a key role in social int...

Prescription drug abuse is a serious and growing public health problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdoses...

In the midst of national concern over illicit drug use and abuse, prescription drug abuse has been identified as the United States' fastest growing...

In 2013, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will mark nearly ten years of success with an extraordinary year of achieveme...

This book focuses on the Surgeon General's call to action to prevent and reduce underage drinking, to focus national attention on this enduring pro...

This book was reprinted from a public document and records from the US Government. It is a collection of hearings that took place in Washington DC ...

The year 1998 witnessed the birth of a new disorder... Internet Addiction Disorder. As the number of linkage points, host computers, connected netw...

There has been a paucity of studies that have investigated the quality of life (QoL) of alcohol dependent individuals. Intuitively because there ar...

May a state authorise the use of marijuana for recreational purposes even if such use is forbidden by federal law? This novel and unresolved legal ...

In December 2012, Australia became the first nation in the world to require all tobacco products to be sold in standard 'plain' packs under the lea...

Illegal drug use is a recurrent problem across the nation, but at particular risk are the nation's youth. Studies have shown that among children, d...

Everyone knows what intoxication and drunkenness are, what they look like, how to define and measure them and what their consequences are. At least...

"The really extraordinary thing about this book is that it tells the story of how one mother embarked on her feverish course of involvement in the ...

How is sickness absences influenced by experienced illness, disease and social context? How should basic concepts like illness, disease and sicknes...

Many adolescents and young adults engage in drinking behaviour, which result in acute and chronic negative consequences (eg: unintentional injuries...

HIV/AIDS is holding firm as one of the worst diseases in history and the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa. This collection of essays sh...

Substance abuse is one of society's most serious problems. Drugs seem to be readily available in virtually every country in the world. Substance ab...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of alcohol and substance abuse. Topics discussed in this compilation include the co...

This book discusses the influences, treatment options and health effects of substance abuse. Chapter One examines the phenomenon of alcoholism and ...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the lead feder...

This book examines certain cases where social and psychological issues are present among adolescents and adults with substance abuse problems. Topi...

Substance dependence, or addiction, is a relapsing disorder characterised by the loss of control of drug or alcohol intake, or a compulsion to take...