| Description |
xxiv, 820 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Summary |
"Substance use disorders are a serious problem for public health and safety, and one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders. Opioid overdose ended the lives of 47,600 individuals in the United States in 2017. However, 88,000 died from alcohol-related causes, and the leading preventable cause of death was tobacco use - which contributed to 480,000 fatalities including 41,000 from passive exposure to "second-hand smoke". Opioid overdose causes death within minutes or hours, but the delayed effects of chronic alcohol and tobacco use result in many more fatalities. With the exception of tobacco and illicit opioids, only a minority of those who use addictive substances develop a use disorder (an SUD), but many individuals who are not addicted experience adverse consequences from drug use"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Substance abuse -- Textbooks
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Drug addiction -- Textbooks
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Drug Users
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| Genre/Form |
Textbook
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Textbooks.
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| LC no. |
2020010907 |
| ISBN |
9780521877770 |
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0521877776 |
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9781108819091 |
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1108819095 |
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