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From "one of the bravest, smartest writers about addiction anywhere" (Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author)-the untold story of harm reduction, a surprisingly simple idea with enormous power

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An intelligent and personal look at recreational drug use that will forever change the terms of the debate about the use of recreational drugs.

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Pioneering evidence is presented in this book to support the effectiveness of peer counseling for substance abuse treatment of pregnant women and their families.

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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.

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Substance abuse is a major health and social problem plaguing Native Americans both historically and today.

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AIDS is the second-leading cause of death among African American women between the ages of 18 and 44. African American women constitute 63% of all cases of AIDS among women in the United States. Gathering the collective wisdom of scholars, researchers, and social work professionals, this volume focu

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Focusing attention on the primary population of women impacted by AIDS, this book presents culturally sensitive responses that meet the specific needs of African American women.

An historical and current overview of the alarming HIV infection rate among African Americans, in particular women, introduces the crisis.

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In this work of narrative sociology, Zajdow (sociology, Deakin U., Australia) presents the stories that Australian women involved with alcoholic men tell, both in the contexts of interviews with the Zajdow and in the self-help group Al-Anon. She argues that the narratives reveal the cultural context

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This text provides up-to-date, comprehensive, and accessible information about alcohol use in western society and other cultures.

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A survey of recent work, both scholarly and practical, on the relationship between alcohol and the workplace, examining the problems, the research and the possible solutions. It provides a range of data and ideas, and offers suggestions and implications for the practitioner in the workplace.

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Based on long-term observation of Alcoholics Anonymous, the author focuses on cultural rather than personal causes of drug dependence. Through the shared linguistic and cultural interaction of AA, the U.S. cultural ideology that emphasizes individualism, personal achievement, self-control, and self-reliance is shown to result in conflict;

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Experts in gerontology, clinical psychology, and geriatric medicine provide an analytical survey and abstracts of the significant literature and research dealing with alcoholism and aging over the last 30 years.

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Focusing on strategic intervention designed to help employees with personal problems that interfere with job performance, Walter Scanlon describes the functions and benefits of employee assistance programs (EAPs), discusses their training and consultation objectives, and shows how EAPs effectively identify and address such problems.

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Presents an attempt to examine, at the ethnographic level, the different ways in which individuals are shaped by, and interact within, the larger structures and social institutions that surround them. This title documents an instance of Australian Aboriginal people trying to achieve change in their lives.

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Now in paperback: A provocative, urgent exploration of the myths and realities of the "obesity epidemic" and how biology, psychology, media, and culture come together to shape our ongoing obsession with our bodies.