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This book presents the candid stories of women at high hereditary risk of breast cancer who chose to have their breasts surgically removed while they were still healthy, rather than risk getting the cancer that had, in many cases, devastated others in their family.

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Gabriele Griffin argues that the explosion of HIV/AIDS into highly visible cultural forms, from movies, theatre, activist interventions, and art from the late-1980s to the mid-1990s has been replaced by a retreat to artisitic invisibility. -- .

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Takes readers into the ritualized world of mainstream American addiction treatment. This book explores the puzzling question: why do addiction counselors dedicate themselves to reconciling drug users' relationship to language in order to reconfigure their relationship to drugs

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This book presents information about the sexual exploitation of patients by health professionals, an issue which is increasingly being brought to the forefront of public attention.

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This book addresses the major challenge for HIV prevention: that is, to reach beyond the limitations of biomedical approaches to disease and to design prevention strategies informed by and connected with the social realities of peoples lives.

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of drug policy in the United States from the early 1900s through the present day, providing historical and social context through the telling of the colorful and often tragic stories of the events and individuals throughout this period.

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Substance abuse is one of higher education's worst problems not only in terms of financial but also human cost. This handbook will help college and university personnel deal effectively with the problem.

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Applying the major sociological theories of anomie, career, conflict, functionalist, rational choice, social control, social disorganization, social learning, social reaction and subculture perspectives, Shaw provides an overview of the issues involved with substance use and abuse.

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Pregnant teens have three options abortion, adoption, and keeping the baby and each comes with its own challenges and issues.

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Each year, some 1,700 young people aged 13 to 24 are diagnosed with the ravaging end result of this infection: AIDS.

In this volume, experts who work with HIV/AIDS-infected teenagers examine the psychological and social fallout compounding the frightening medical issues faced by adolescents who've received the diagnosis.

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Award-winning author and former New York Times reporter reveals the link between teenage marijuana use and mental illness, and a hidden epidemic of violence caused by the drug.

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Combat the effects of ageing and live a fuller, healthier life. Getting older may be inevitable, but your body doesn't have to show the signs of age. This health book reveals how you can slow - or even reverse - the process of ageing. It helps you to improve your health and reduce requirement for medication.

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A critical, quantitative look at the future supply and demand of surgical specialists that may foretell rationing of surgical services.

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A complete guide to good skin care, including targeted recommendations for addressing specific problems and keeping skin healthy and beautiful.

From one of the foremost experts on skin care comes the first science-based resource to explore, in laypersons terms, the full range of dermatological conditions, remedies, and treatments.

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A "one size fits all" approach to health care doesn't work well, especially for America's extremely diverse population. This book provides a lively and accessible discussion of how and why a more flexible and culturally sensitive system of health care can-and must be-achieved.

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A "one size fits all" approach to health care doesn't work well, especially for America's extremely diverse population. This book provides a lively and accessible discussion of how and why a more flexible and culturally sensitive system of health care can-and must be-achieved.

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General semantics, a process problem-solving approach, has a proven record of success across a wide variety of fields and disciplines. This text applies the techniques and formulations of general semantics to investigate and make recommendations about various aspects of drug abuse.

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This edited collection builds on the editors' previous works Drug Abuse Treatment: The Implementation of Innovative Approaches (Greenwood, 1994) and Innovative Approaches in the Treatment of Drug Abuse: Program Models and Strategies (Greenwood, 1993).

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Addictions to iphones, painkillers, cupcakes, alcohol and sex are taking over our lives.

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Meanwhile, Internet gambling, more or less regulated at home, has found willing government sponsors abroadremoving an ever-larger segment of the industry from U.S. government jurisdiction and recasting the gambling debate.

Using this book, citizens can:

Learn the ethical and rhetorical framework of the gambling debate.

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As author Osborne explains, Existing approaches to preventing youth suicide have had little impact on reducing the number of suicides and suicide attempts across America.