About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 105. Chapters: Alcoholism, Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome, Substance dependence, Long-term effects of benzodiazepines, Benzodiazepine dependence, Benzodiazepine misuse, Safe injection site, Alcohol withdrawal syndrome, Ibogaine, Gateway drug theory, Dual diagnosis, Drug rehabilitation, Rat Park, Istvan Cs. Bartos, Physical dependence, Post-acute-withdrawal syndrome, Self-medication, Project Prevention, E. Morton Jellinek, Kindling, Alfred R. Lindesmith, Prometa, Coleridge and opium, Stereotypy, Illicit drug use in Australia, List of countries by prevalence of opiates use, Substance abuse prevention, Phenyltropane, The Man with the Twisted Lip, List of countries by prevalence of cocaine use, Ether addiction, Indatraline, Drug detoxification, David E. Smith, Isabella Frankau, Black triangle, Doctor shopping, Wootton Report, Recreational drug use in Kenya, Substance-related disorder, Neonatal withdrawal, California Society of Addiction Medicine, Formication, Spectrum Youth and Family Services, Drug tolerance, Methadone clinic, Bromism, HowardCenter, Drug Addiction Treatment Act, Cold turkey, Brain Committee, Methadone maintenance, Reverse tolerance, Craving, Pot Belge, Dangerous Drugs Act 1920, John Petro, Drug addiction in infants, William Duncan Silkworth, Stewart and Cyril Marcus, Opioid agonist treatment, Northeast Kingdom Human Services, The Snow Papers, Crack lung, Dangerous Drugs Regulations 1968, Drugs Act 1964, Ramp effect, Steppingstone theory, Double doctoring. Excerpt: Alcoholism is a disabling addictive disorder. It is characterized by compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcohol despite its negative effects on the drinker's health, relationships, and social standing. Like other drug addictions, alcoholism is medically defined as a treatable disease. The term alcoholism is widely used, and was first coined in ...
