Dr. Schuckit - one of the world's leading authorities in the field of drug and alcohol abuse - empowers us to confront the myths, anxieties, and ignorance standing in the way of squarely assessing whether or not a problem exists. Drawing on a wealth of the most up-to-date research available, Dr. Schuckit provides the solid facts needed to answer the pressing questions an abuser must face: How do the various drugs of abuse work on the body and what dangers do they pose? What are the warning signs of a growing addiction? Where can help be found for devising the right strategy for recovery?
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Marc Alan Schuckit is one of the world's leading authorities in the field of drug and alcohol abuse. He is the author of over 350 scientific publications including the textbook Drug and Alcohol Abuse: A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment, Fourth Edition (Plenum), which was awarded a Certificate of Commendation by the British Medical Association. Dr. Schuckit is Professor of Psychiatry at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Director of the Alcohol Research Center, San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
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brain depressants, substance intake, repeated intake, substance problems, most treatment programs, alcoholism risk, protracted withdrawal, physical addiction, substance use problems, stimulant withdrawal, abstinence syndrome Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Alcoholics Anonymous, National Council, There's No Free, What's Going, Oxford University Press, Archives of General Psychiatry, British Journal of Addiction, Narcotics Anonymous, Pulling It All Together, Cocaine Anonymous, Pills Anonymous, World War New!
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- Is Alcoholism Hereditary by Donald W. Goodwin M.D. on page 255
- Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide San Diego '95 (Frommer's City Guides) by Alice Garrard in Back Matter
- Medical Diagnosis and Treatment of Alcoholism by Nancy K. Mellow on page 169
- Alcohol Patterns and Problems (Series in Psychosocial Epidemiology) by Marc Alan Schuckit on page 103
- The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited by George E. Vaillant on page 81
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