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Addiction : A Reference Encyclopedia

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Addiction: A Reference Encyclopedia offers straight talk and clear answers on a topic often sensationalized in the media and politicized during campaigns. Drawing from a wide variety of sources, it provides readers with a concise yet thorough review of what we know about all kinds of addictive behavior. Addiction surveys both the science of addiction and its history in the United States with two main sections: a narrative of the history of addiction as a scientific and public policy issue in the United States followed by a series of alphabetically organized entries focused on organizations, individuals, and events that have impacted our thinking about addiction. Much of the work focuses on substance abuse-alcohol, tobacco, opiates, cocaine-but the book also examines behaviors that have only recently been recognized as potentially addictive, including gambling, sexual activity, Internet usage, and more
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1 online resource (414 pages)
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  • Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Entries -- About This Book -- Acknowledgments -- Reference Essay: Addiction: A Scientific and Historical Overview -- Entries -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Primary Source Documents -- Documents 1-3: Discovering the Dangers of Addiction -- Document 1: Benjamin Rush, An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits upon the Human Body and Mind -- Document 2: Thomas D. Crothers, Morphinism and Narcomanias from Other Drugs -- Document 3: ''The Curse of the Cocaine Habit.'' The San Francisco Call -- Documents 4-6: The Spread of Addiction and the Call to Action in the Late-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Centuries -- Document 4: Representative White on Alcoholism in Washington, D.C. -- Document 5: ''The Opium Habit.'' The New York Times -- Document 6: ''Negro Cocaine Fiends.'' Richmond Dispatch -- Document 7: Proving Coca-Cola Is Harmless -- Document 7: ''Coca-Cola Is Harmless.'' The Adair County News -- Document 8: Smuggling Drugs after the Smoking Opium Exclusion Act -- Document 8: Lindsay Campbell, ''Foiling the Opium Smugglers.'' The San Francisco Call -- Documents 9-10: The Federal Government Acts against Alcohol and Narcotics -- Document 9: ''See an Opium Outfit.'' The New York Tribune -- Document 10: ''Representative Kelly on Alcohol Prohibition'' -- Documents 11-12: Calls for Addiction to Be Treated as a Disease -- Document 11: Ernest S. Bishop, ''Narcotic Drug Addiction: A Public Health Problem.'' American Journal of Public Health -- Document 12: Alfred Lindesmith, The Addict and the Law -- Documents 13-15: The American Government Reports On, and Attempts to Act against, the Health Hazards of Tobacco -- Document 13: Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Services, ''Smoking and Health''
  • Document 14: Surgeon General, ''The Health Consequences of Nicotine Addiction'' -- Document 15: U.S. Senate, ''Hearing on the Need for FDA Regulation of Tobacco'' -- Document 16: The Government Tackles Steroids -- Document 16: U.S. House of Representatives, ''Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004'' -- Documents 17-18: Beyond Substance: Beginning to Recognize Behavioral Addictions -- Document 17: Durand F. Jacobs, ''A General Theory of Addictions'' -- Document 18: Nora D. Volkow, ''NIDAWill Contribute to Obesity Research'' -- Further Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
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9781598842302
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Addiction : A Reference Encyclopedia
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Addiction
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A Reference Encyclopedia
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eng
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Addiction: A Reference Encyclopedia offers straight talk and clear answers on a topic often sensationalized in the media and politicized during campaigns. Drawing from a wide variety of sources, it provides readers with a concise yet thorough review of what we know about all kinds of addictive behavior. Addiction surveys both the science of addiction and its history in the United States with two main sections: a narrative of the history of addiction as a scientific and public policy issue in the United States followed by a series of alphabetically organized entries focused on organizations, individuals, and events that have impacted our thinking about addiction. Much of the work focuses on substance abuse-alcohol, tobacco, opiates, cocaine-but the book also examines behaviors that have only recently been recognized as potentially addictive, including gambling, sexual activity, Internet usage, and more
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Cunningham, Jacob
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Drug addiction - United States
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  • Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Entries -- About This Book -- Acknowledgments -- Reference Essay: Addiction: A Scientific and Historical Overview -- Entries -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Primary Source Documents -- Documents 1-3: Discovering the Dangers of Addiction -- Document 1: Benjamin Rush, An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits upon the Human Body and Mind -- Document 2: Thomas D. Crothers, Morphinism and Narcomanias from Other Drugs -- Document 3: ''The Curse of the Cocaine Habit.'' The San Francisco Call -- Documents 4-6: The Spread of Addiction and the Call to Action in the Late-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Centuries -- Document 4: Representative White on Alcoholism in Washington, D.C. -- Document 5: ''The Opium Habit.'' The New York Times -- Document 6: ''Negro Cocaine Fiends.'' Richmond Dispatch -- Document 7: Proving Coca-Cola Is Harmless -- Document 7: ''Coca-Cola Is Harmless.'' The Adair County News -- Document 8: Smuggling Drugs after the Smoking Opium Exclusion Act -- Document 8: Lindsay Campbell, ''Foiling the Opium Smugglers.'' The San Francisco Call -- Documents 9-10: The Federal Government Acts against Alcohol and Narcotics -- Document 9: ''See an Opium Outfit.'' The New York Tribune -- Document 10: ''Representative Kelly on Alcohol Prohibition'' -- Documents 11-12: Calls for Addiction to Be Treated as a Disease -- Document 11: Ernest S. Bishop, ''Narcotic Drug Addiction: A Public Health Problem.'' American Journal of Public Health -- Document 12: Alfred Lindesmith, The Addict and the Law -- Documents 13-15: The American Government Reports On, and Attempts to Act against, the Health Hazards of Tobacco -- Document 13: Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Services, ''Smoking and Health''
  • Document 14: Surgeon General, ''The Health Consequences of Nicotine Addiction'' -- Document 15: U.S. Senate, ''Hearing on the Need for FDA Regulation of Tobacco'' -- Document 16: The Government Tackles Steroids -- Document 16: U.S. House of Representatives, ''Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004'' -- Documents 17-18: Beyond Substance: Beginning to Recognize Behavioral Addictions -- Document 17: Durand F. Jacobs, ''A General Theory of Addictions'' -- Document 18: Nora D. Volkow, ''NIDAWill Contribute to Obesity Research'' -- Further Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
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  • Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
  • LIBRARY COPY INCLUDES 1-USER PERPETUAL ACCESS TO EBOOK
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Addiction : A Reference Encyclopedia
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Contents
  • Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Entries -- About This Book -- Acknowledgments -- Reference Essay: Addiction: A Scientific and Historical Overview -- Entries -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Primary Source Documents -- Documents 1-3: Discovering the Dangers of Addiction -- Document 1: Benjamin Rush, An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits upon the Human Body and Mind -- Document 2: Thomas D. Crothers, Morphinism and Narcomanias from Other Drugs -- Document 3: ''The Curse of the Cocaine Habit.'' The San Francisco Call -- Documents 4-6: The Spread of Addiction and the Call to Action in the Late-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Centuries -- Document 4: Representative White on Alcoholism in Washington, D.C. -- Document 5: ''The Opium Habit.'' The New York Times -- Document 6: ''Negro Cocaine Fiends.'' Richmond Dispatch -- Document 7: Proving Coca-Cola Is Harmless -- Document 7: ''Coca-Cola Is Harmless.'' The Adair County News -- Document 8: Smuggling Drugs after the Smoking Opium Exclusion Act -- Document 8: Lindsay Campbell, ''Foiling the Opium Smugglers.'' The San Francisco Call -- Documents 9-10: The Federal Government Acts against Alcohol and Narcotics -- Document 9: ''See an Opium Outfit.'' The New York Tribune -- Document 10: ''Representative Kelly on Alcohol Prohibition'' -- Documents 11-12: Calls for Addiction to Be Treated as a Disease -- Document 11: Ernest S. Bishop, ''Narcotic Drug Addiction: A Public Health Problem.'' American Journal of Public Health -- Document 12: Alfred Lindesmith, The Addict and the Law -- Documents 13-15: The American Government Reports On, and Attempts to Act against, the Health Hazards of Tobacco -- Document 13: Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Services, ''Smoking and Health''
  • Document 14: Surgeon General, ''The Health Consequences of Nicotine Addiction'' -- Document 15: U.S. Senate, ''Hearing on the Need for FDA Regulation of Tobacco'' -- Document 16: The Government Tackles Steroids -- Document 16: U.S. House of Representatives, ''Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004'' -- Documents 17-18: Beyond Substance: Beginning to Recognize Behavioral Addictions -- Document 17: Durand F. Jacobs, ''A General Theory of Addictions'' -- Document 18: Nora D. Volkow, ''NIDAWill Contribute to Obesity Research'' -- Further Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
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1 online resource (414 pages)
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9781598842302
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  • Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
  • LIBRARY COPY INCLUDES 1-USER PERPETUAL ACCESS TO EBOOK
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