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A superb book . useful reading not only for those concerned about health in Nicaragua but also for anyone concerned about the transformation of health care programs througout the world. for courses in medical and political anthropology, international health, and health education, as well as for health professionals in the international arena.

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This unique text examines 30 specific pain management case studies to explain pain treatments from the perspectives of Eastern acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine as well as that of Western medical practice.

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Here is the whole story of the world of drugs-from the infamous Opium Wars to the legal availability of narcotics in the United States during the past century; from the unexpected boost given to illicit drugs by Prohibition to the great success of the French Connection.

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This important new study examines the value of day care in treating problems of teenage drug abuse.

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Treatment of cocaine abuse has traditionally been non-pharmacological, although beginning with the 1980s, various drugs have been used to decrease cocaine craving.

This bibliography contains more than 600 references, spanning a century of research and writing.

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Twelve Step Programs are significant features in the American landscape. Investigating Twelve Step Programs lends further insight into the cultural crisis affecting many Americans as well as the strategies some have found to make sense of their lives.

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This book reveals how giving birth is an inherently safe, relatively painless process that is best performed without the assistance of doctors or midwives, and how confidence and a positive attitude reduces fear-and therefore the pain-of labor.

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One in every 100 Americans is born with a serious genetic disorder, and more will face a disease with genetic components in their lifetime. In the past decade, fledgling genetic science has identified more than 4,000 diseases connected to genetic factors.

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A new work on the history of vitamins and the brilliant men and women who discovered the existence and nature of these small molecules so vital to our health.

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Addicts are generally regarded with either pity or grave disapproval. But is being addicted to something necessarily bad Challenging conventional accounts of addiction, this book aims to show that most ideas about addiction take certain ideals of health and normality for granted.

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"Rosenthal and Kubby offer crisp, well-reasoned arguments for legalizing marijuana." -Mike Tribby, Booklist

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Work on female drinking and female drug and alcohol abuse is proliferating because interest and productivity in alcohol research has expanded. In this work, the editors' primary focus is on the abuse of alcohol, its biological effects, behavioral effects, abuses, and problems.

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Work on female drinking and female drug and alcohol abuse is proliferating because interest and productivity in alcohol research has expanded. In this work, the editors' primary focus is on the abuse of alcohol, its biological effects, behavioral effects, abuses, and problems.

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Looks at sixteen HIV-positive women who have a history of drug use, conflict with the law, or a history of working in the sex trade. This work explores the barriers of stigma in relation to political participation, and demonstrates how stigma can be effectively challenged and redirected.

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Throughout the 1980s, the issue of substance abuse testing became increasingly important to employers. The first addresses the intricacies of substance abuse and testing, presenting six chapters that survey substance abuse in the workplace; The second section covers the issue of AIDS and AIDS testing through four chapters: AIDS in the workplace;

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