Drug courts : a new approach to treatment and rehabilitation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat29161
edited by James E. Lessenger, Glade F. Roperd.
--New York, NY:
Springer Science+Business Media
, c2007.
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- Online
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- Author
- Lessenger, James E
- Other Authors
- Roperd, Glade F
- Responsibility
- edited by James E. Lessenger, Glade F. Roperd
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Date of Publication
- c2007
- ISBN
- 9780387714332
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Drug and Narcotic Control - legislation & jurisprudence
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Law
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Drugs and Social Context : Social Perspectives on the Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43328
Telmo Mota Ronzani, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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This book goes beyond the traditional approaches to drug use and discusses the issue from a societal perspective, integrating contributions from different disciplines such as psychology, public health, anthropology, law, public policies and sociology to address specifically the social aspects of the phenomenon. Given its complexity, drug use demands a multidisciplinary approach from many different perspectives, but despite the vast literature about the topic, the majority of the books are restr…
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- Ronzani, Telmo Mota
- Responsibility
- Telmo Mota Ronzani, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 114 p.)
- ISBN
- 9783319724461
- 9783319724454 (print ed.)
- 9783319724478 (print ed.)
- 9783319891835 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Alcohol Drinking
- Drug and Narcotic Control
- Drug Users
- Social Control, Informal
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Street Drugs
- Social Stigma
- Specialty
- Policy
- Sociology, Medical
- Abstract
- This book goes beyond the traditional approaches to drug use and discusses the issue from a societal perspective, integrating contributions from different disciplines such as psychology, public health, anthropology, law, public policies and sociology to address specifically the social aspects of the phenomenon. Given its complexity, drug use demands a multidisciplinary approach from many different perspectives, but despite the vast literature about the topic, the majority of the books are restricted either to a purely medical perspective (focused mainly on treatment techniques) or to a criminological perspective (focused mainly on drug trafficking and organized crime). The social approach adopted in this volume challenges this dichotomy and analyzes both the social contexts to which drug use is related and the social and political consequences of the attitudes and policies adopted by governments and other social groups towards drug users, addressing topics such as: Drugs and poverty; Drugs and gender; Drugs and race; Drugs and territory; Stigmatization of drug use; Prohibitionism. Given its broad and innovative approach, Drugs and Social Context - Social Perspectives on the Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs will be of interest for researchers, clinicians and other health professionals, since the study of the social aspects of drug use is central to everyone who deals with the issue.
- Contents
- Drugs and society -- 1. The context of drug use in the consumer society -- 2. The stigmatization of drug use as mechanism of legitimation of exclusion -- 3. Social effects of prohibitionism in the Americas and new drug policies -- Social issues -- 4. Drugs and poverty: interfaces of oppression in the capitalist world -- 5. Drugs and gender -- 6. Drugs and race -- 7. (Des)Occupation of urban and rural spaces, gentrification and drug use.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Drugs and the future : brain science, addiction and society
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27205
scientific coordinators, David Nutt ... [et al.].
--Burlington, MA:
Academic Press
, c2007.
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- Online
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- Author
- Nutt, David J
- Responsibility
- scientific coordinators, David Nutt ... [et al.]
- Place of Publication
- Burlington, MA
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Date of Publication
- c2007
- Physical Description
- xiii, 598 p.
- ISBN
- 661074694X (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Psychotropic Drugs
- Brain - drug effects
- Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
- Behavior, Addictive
- Drug and Narcotic Control
- Contents
- Cover -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Contributors -- Foreword Drugs and the Future -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Drugs Futures 2025 -- Chapter 2. Foresight -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 WHAT IS FORESIGHT? -- 3 WHAT APPROACH DID WE USE TO EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF DRUG USE? -- 4 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? -- Chapter 3. Neuroscience of Drugs and Addiction -- 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 2 INTRODUCTION -- 3 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OF REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AND ADDICTION -- 4 THE NEURAL SYSTEM BASIS OF REINFORCEMENT LEARNING: RELEVANCE TO NATURAL MOTIVATION AND DRUG ADDICTION -- 5 NEUROBIOLOGY OF RELAPSE -- 6 NEUROADAPTATIONS - INTRACELLULAR CASCADES -- 7 VULNERABILITY TO ADDICTION -- 8 HARMS CAUSED BY DRUGS OF ABUSE -- 9 DRUG ADDICTION: A SOCIAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE PERSPECTIVE -- 10 THE MIND/BRAIN INTERFACE: NEUROBEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS OF ADDICTION -- 11 FUTURE IMPLICATIONS: NEW DRUGS, THEIR IMPACT AND MANAGEMENT -- Chapter 4. Genomics -- 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 2 GENES IN ACTION -- 3 GENETIC ANALYSIS -- 4 CURRENT STATE OF PLAY -- 5 FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN RESEARCH -- 6 THE IMPLICATIONS OF DEFINING GENETIC INFLUENCES IN DRUG USE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY -- 7 THE BRAIN SCIENCE, ADDICTION AND DRUGS PROJECT QUESTIONS -- 8 CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 5. Experimental Psychology and Research into Brain Science, Addiction and Drugs -- 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 2 INTRODUCTION -- 3 SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF DRUG ADDICTION -- 4 CURRENT PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES - EFFECTS AND HARMS -- 5 INTERVENTIONS AND MANAGEMENT -- 6 VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE - FUTURE CAPABILITIES AND APPLICATIONS -- 7 CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 6. Pharmacology and Treatments -- 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 2 DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE OF REVIEW -- 3 BACKGROUND -- 4 CURRENT PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS -- 5 DRUG TREATMENTS FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS -- 6 FUTURE PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES -- 7 FUTURE THERAPEUTICS -- 8 CONTEXT OF FUTURE TREATMENTS -- 9 PROSPECTS -- 10 APPENDIX: ACRONYMS -- Chapter 7. Psychological Treatments of Substance Misuse and Dependence -- 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 2 INTRODUCTION -- 3 WHERE ARE WE NOW? THE CURRENT EVIDENCE BASE ON PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS -- 4 PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND DEPENDENCE: THE FUTURE? -- 5 WHAT WILL BE THE DRUGS OF THE FUTURE? -- 6 PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENTS OF THE FUTURE -- 7 PREVENTION STRATEGIES IN THE FUTURE? -- 8 CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 8. Cognition Enhancers -- 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 2 DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE OF REVIEW -- 3 BACKGROUND -- 4 BASIS OF LEARNING AND MEMORY -- 5 CURRENT COGNITION ENHANCERS -- 6 COGNITION ENHANCERS IN DEVELOPMENT -- 7 FUTURE COGNITION ENHANCERS -- 8 IMPLICATIONS -- 9 CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 9. Neuroimaging -- 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 2 FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING IN THE STUDY OF DRUG ADDICTION: DEFINING PHARMACOLOGY AND CRAVING -- 3 FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING IN THE STUDY OF DRUG ADDICTION -- 4 FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING IN PRECLINICAL MODELS OF ADDICTION -- 5 MOLECULAR IMAGING AND THE ROLE OF PET -- 6 ADVANCES IN MRI/S TECHNOLOGY -- 7 TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION -- 8 FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS -- Chapter 10. Drug Testing -- 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 2 INTRODUCTION -- 3 TEST MATRICES -- 4 ANALYTICAL METHODS -- 5 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES -- 6 THE FUTURE OF DRUG TESTING -- 7 CONCLUSIONS --T$746
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- e-Book
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- Online
Harm reduction : pragmatic strategies for managing high risk behaviors
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44778
edited by G. Alan Marlatt.
--New York, NY:
Guilford Press
, c1998.
- Call Number
- WM 270 H287 1998
- Location
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Harm reduction is an increasingly recognized approach to the management of substance abuse and other behaviors that may pose serious health risks. Rather than defining drug use as a disease or a moral failing, harm reduction proponents stake out a humane and practical alternative: meeting clients "where they are at" to help them understand the risks involved in their behaviors and make appropriate decisions about their own treatment goals. The first major text on harm reduction, this timely vol…
- Call Number
- WM 270 H287 1998
- Other Authors
- Marlatt, G. Alan
- Responsibility
- edited by G. Alan Marlatt
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Guilford Press
- Date of Publication
- c1998
- Physical Description
- xxiv, 390 pages
- ISBN
- 1572303972
- 9781572303973
- 1572308257
- 9781572308251
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Addiction Medicine
- Drug and Narcotic Control
- Harm Reduction
- Health Policy
- Risk Reduction Behavior
- Substance-Related Disorders - therapy
- Abstract
- Harm reduction is an increasingly recognized approach to the management of substance abuse and other behaviors that may pose serious health risks. Rather than defining drug use as a disease or a moral failing, harm reduction proponents stake out a humane and practical alternative: meeting clients "where they are at" to help them understand the risks involved in their behaviors and make appropriate decisions about their own treatment goals. The first major text on harm reduction, this timely volume explains the model's rationale and examines a range of applications in diverse communities. Insight is also offered into the often contentious philosophical and policy-related debates surrounding this growing movement. Up-to-date and informative, this book provides indispensable information for front-line drug and alcohol treatment providers, AIDS educators, and community health activists. Students and professionals in public health, clinical and health psychology, psychiatry, primary care, counseling, and social work will also find it an invaluable resource, as will readers interested in drug policy and the law.
- Contents
- I. Overview of harm reduction -- Highlights of harm reduction : a personal report from the first national harm reduction conference in the United States -- Harm reduction around the world : a brief history -- Basic principles and strategies of harm reduction -- II. Applications to addictive behaviors and high-risk sexual behaviors -- Harm reduction for alcohol problems : expanding access to and acceptability of prevention and treatment services -- Harm reduction, nicotine, and smoking -- Harm reduction strategies for illicit substance use and abuse -- Harm reduction and HIV/AIDS prevention -- III. Matching strategies to diverse ethnic communities -- Bringing harm reduction to the Black community : there's a fire in my house and you're telling me to rearrange my furniture? -- Alcohol use and harm reduction within the Native community -- IV. Can harm reduction play a role in U.S. drug policy? -- Harm reduction and public policy.
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- Book
- Location
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks use
Novel Psychoactive Substances : Policy, Economics and Drug Regulation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41851
Ornella Corazza, Andres Roman-Urrestarazu, editors.
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Springer
, 2017.
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In light of the recent emergence of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) on a global scale, this book provides a timely analysis of the social and economic impact of the NPS phenomenon, and of the global policy and regulatory responses to it. It presents the first comprehensive overview of the international regulation, policy and market structure of the NPS phenomenon, offering a guide to inform legislative discussions and demonstrating from a comparative perspective the different approaches used …
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- Corazza, Ornella
- Roman-Urrestarazu, Andres
- Responsibility
- Ornella Corazza, Andres Roman-Urrestarazu, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxii, 178 pages) : 8 illus., 6 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319606002
- 9783319605999 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Drug and Narcotic Control
- Health Policy
- Psychotropic Drugs
- Street Drugs
- Other Subjects
- Europe
- Abstract
- In light of the recent emergence of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) on a global scale, this book provides a timely analysis of the social and economic impact of the NPS phenomenon, and of the global policy and regulatory responses to it. It presents the first comprehensive overview of the international regulation, policy and market structure of the NPS phenomenon, offering a guide to inform legislative discussions and demonstrating from a comparative perspective the different approaches used to address the rise of NPS to date. It covers topics such as organized crime, drug markets, clinical evidence on NPS, and different regulatory measures. Overall, this highly informative and well-structured repository of different experiences with NPS policy, law and regulation offers an essential primary source of evidence for anyone interested in the area of drug and NPS policy, health economics and public health.
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- 1. The Global Emergence of NPS: An Analysis of a New Drug Trend -- 2. Legislating NPS in the European Union -- 3. Regulation as Global Drug Governance: How New is the NPS Phenomenon? -- 4. Anti-Doping Challenges with Novel Psychoactive Substances in Sport -- 5. Exploring Novel Policy Responses to NPS and "legal highs" in New Zealand, Poland, Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom -- 6. Regulating NPS in the Middle East: A Critical Juncture -- 7. Finding Novel Policy Response to the Challenge of NPS in Kazakhstan: Reconsidering Existing Policy and the Work of Health Professionals -- 8. NPS Policy Pitfalls: The Implementation and Management Challenges Within the Prison, Police and Health Services in the United Kingdom -- 9. NPS: An Opportunity to Move From Blanket Prohibition to a More Functionalist Approach? -- 10. The Challenges in Interpreting National-Level Strategic Indicators: A Drug Enforcement Administration Analyst's Perspective -- 11. Harmonizing NPS Legislation Across the European Union: An Utopia? -- 12. New Psychoactive Substances: The Regulatory Experience and Assessment of Options.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Pharmaceutical Policy in Countries with Developing Healthcare Systems
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41673
Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar, editor.
--Cham:
Adis
, 2017.
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A comprehensive and granular insight into the challenges of promoting rational medicine, this book serves as an essential resource for health policy makers and researchers interested in national medicines policies. Country-specific chapters have a common format, beginning with an overview of the health system and regulatory and policy environments, before discussing the difficulties in maintaining a medicines supply system, challenges in ensuring access to affordable medicines and issues impact…
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- Babar, Zaheer-Ud-Din
- Responsibility
- Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Adis
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 430 pages) : 36 illus., 33 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319516738
- 9783319516721 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Drug and Narcotic Control
- Health Policy
- Health Services Accessibility
- Legislation, Pharmacy
- Abstract
- A comprehensive and granular insight into the challenges of promoting rational medicine, this book serves as an essential resource for health policy makers and researchers interested in national medicines policies. Country-specific chapters have a common format, beginning with an overview of the health system and regulatory and policy environments, before discussing the difficulties in maintaining a medicines supply system, challenges in ensuring access to affordable medicines and issues impacting on rational medicine use. Numerous case studies are also used to highlight key issues and each chapter concludes with country-specific solutions to the issues raised. Written by highly regarded academics, the book includes countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- Section I: Low and Lower Middle Income Countries -- 2. Pharmaceutical Policy in the East African Community: Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania -- 3. Pharmaceutical Policy in Pakistan -- 4. Pharmaceutical Policy in Philippines -- 5. Pharmaceutical Policy in Vietnam -- Section II: Upper Middle Income Countries -- 6. Pharmaceutical Policy in Argentina -- 7. Pharmaceutical Policy in Brazil -- 8. Pharmaceutical Policy In Bulgaria -- 9. Pharmaceutical Policy in China -- 10. Pharmaceutical Policy in Colombia -- 11. Pharmaceutical Policy in Ecuador -- 12. Pharmaceutical Policy in Jordan -- 13. Pharmaceutical Policy in Russia -- 14. Pharmaceutical Policy in South Africa -- Section III: High Income Countries -- 15. Pharmaceutical Policy in Poland -- 16. Pharmaceutical Policy in Saudi Arabia -- 17. Pharmaceutical Policy in Trinidad and Tobago -- 18. Pharmaceutical Policy in United Arab Emirates -- Section IV: Further Perspectives -- 19. Repurposing Medicines: a Case for Low- and Middle-Income Countries with Developing Healthcare Systems -- 20. Pharmaceutical Policy in Countries with Developing Healthcare Systems: Synthesis of Country Case Studies.
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- e-Book
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- Online
