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Title What determines harm from addictive substances and behaviours? / edited by Lucy Gell, Gerhard Bühringer, Jane McLeod, Sarah Forberger, John Holmes, Anne Lingford-Hughes, Petra Meier
Edition First edition
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 202 pages) : illustrations
Series Governance of addictive substances and behaviours series
Governance of addictive substances and behaviours series.
Contents 1. Introduction / Gerhard Buhringer -- 2. Methods / Robin Room -- 3. Determinants of risky substance use and risky gambling / Reinout Wiers -- 4. Determinants of harmful substance use and harmful gambling / Phil Withington -- 5. Determinants of transitions from harmful to low-risk substance use and gambling / Phil Withington -- 6. Discussion and integration of key findings / Martine Stead -- 7. Implications for research, policy, and practice / Petra Meier
Summary The multifaceted nature of harmful substance use and gambling requires interdisciplinary analysis to assess the underlying causes. This work draws together evidence from 12 disciplines including anthropology, genetics, neurobiology, and public policy. Using a developmental approach, the book presents evidence on the factors that influence such behaviours
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Substance abuse -- Etiology
Compulsive gambling -- Etiology
Substance abuse.
Compulsive gambling.
Drug abuse.
Drug addiction.
Compulsive behavior.
Harm reduction.
Risk-taking (Psychology)
Substance-Related Disorders
Behavior, Addictive
Harm Reduction
Gambling
Risk-Taking
Compulsive Behavior
substance abuse.
drug abuse.
drug addiction.
addiction.
Substance abuse -- Etiology.
Compulsive gambling.
Substance abuse.
Form Electronic book
Author Gell, Lucy, editor.
Bühringer, Gerhard, editor.
McLeod, Jane, 1981- editor.
Forberger, Sarah, 1980- editor.
Holmes, John, 1982- editor.
Lingford-Hughes, Anne, editor
Meier, Petra, 1974- editor.
ISBN 9780191808982
0191808989