Books on Drug Abuse
There are many books on drug abuse which you can buy, whether for personal reasons or academic use. You will be able to find a wide variety of them online, including Stephen A. Maistro’s “Drug Use and Abuse”, a comprehensive guide to all current drug use issues. It is a combination of social, historical, cultural, and psychological information to provoke thought around the issue of drug abuse and who/how it affects the people who choose to indulge. The author, Stephen A. Maisto, has a Ph.D. in experimental psychology and received his degree from the University of Wisconsin. He is one of the foremost authorities on drug abuse and psychopharmacology.
Starting off with a history which covers drug abuse going about many years, you get an idea of what exactly the book is going to be about. It uses this part as a launching point to get it started and introduces you into the world of drug abuse. It takes a historical approach to the topic, giving very straightforward and accurate facts/statistics about drug abuse of all kinds. Two of the topics this book covers is prevention and treatment, as well as epidemiology, and even these parts only make up a fraction of the book itself.
Another one of the books on drug abuse which you will be able to purchase is “Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy” by Scott Swartzwelder. This book takes a look at all of the myths and misinformation which exists in the world, closing the gap between scientific knowledge and public information regarding recreational drugs. Most of the wording in this book has been simplified into layman’s terms for the average reader, so they will be able to understand the scientific nature of the book.
The second half of Swartzwelder’s book consists of the legal side of drug use as well as the concept of addiction and how the brain works in relation to drug use. As a whole, it is a practical and useful guide for anyone who is studying drug addiction or looking for some incentive to help with a problem they are having with drug use of some sort. It covers everything from nicotine to ecstasy and alcohol and the potentially dangerous results of each. While one might expect a book like this to be filled with technical scientific jargon in some parts, it is actually a very easy-to-understand factual piece of literature dedicated to telling the truth about certain addictive stimulants and a whole variety of illegal substances.
Reading books on drug abuse can be helpful both for family members as well as for those who indulge in drugs in order to get insight into the effects on the body and mind
The Addiction for Dummies book was helpful for me. I know that’s not too scholarly but it was in layman’s language. What helped me the most getting over my addiction was my therapist at the clinic and going to group. Just knowing I was going to group gave me a focus each day.
This may seem silly but I learned a lot about addiction through the movie inception. It showed about how his wife kept being pre-occupied by a thought. This seems similar to an addiction to me. It grips the mind over and over and that is what leads to when I want to drink.
I used to read a lot instead of going to meetings. I think meetings are important to prevent any drug relapse. I thought I knew it all but I relapsed. I’m good now. Don’t miss my meetings.