Key concepts in substance misuse / edited by Aaron Pycroft

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Ethical Evaluations of Drug Use and Drug Policy / Aaron Pycroft -- 2. The International and National Legislative Framework / Aaron Pycroft -- 3. The Relationship between Politics and Scientific Knowledge in Formulating Drug Policy / Aaron Pycroft -- 4. Alternatives to Prohibition / Aaron Pycroft -- 5. Sedatives / Aaron Pycroft -- 6. Stimulants / Aaron Pycroft -- 7. Opiates / Aaron Pycroft -- 8. Hallucinogens / Aaron Pycroft -- 9. Drugs with Mixed Effects / Aaron Pycroft -- 10. Poly Drug Use / Aaron Pycroft -- 11. New Psychoactive Substances (Legal Highs) / Aaron Pycroft -- 12. Addiction as a Complex Adaptive System / Aaron Pycroft -- 13. The Evolutionary Context / Aaron Pycroft -- 14. Dependence Syndromes / Aaron Pycroft -- 15. Psychological Perspectives / Aaron Pycroft -- 16. Dual Diagnosis and the Context of Exclusion / Aaron Pycroft -- 17. Harm Reduction / Anita Green -- 18. The Concept of Recovery / Tony Shea -- 19. The Purposes and Methods of Detoxification from Illicit Drugs / Tim Leighton -- 20. The Purposes and Methods of Detoxification from Alcohol / Rebecca Lee -- 21. The Major Talking Therapies / Ann Spooner / Pamela Campbell -- 22. Buddhism and Addiction / Trevor Smith -- 23. Criminal Justice Interventions / Devin Ashwood -- 24. Evidence-based Practice, Research and Outcome Monitoring / Bernie Heath -- 25. The Core Skills in Working with Substance Misuse / Jane Winston -- 26. Whole Systems Approaches / Angela Woods