Addictions category: 667 books

Je  suis  profondément  convaincu  que  rien  n’arrive « par hasard »  dans  la  vie  et  que  chaque  chose, chaque événement qui se  présentent  à nous ...

Technology is more and more present in our lives, which is a clear advance, but also a danger, especially among the youngest people, since they can fall into what is called CyberAddiction. This has become a reality today, a health problem that did not exist only a decade ago, and which is taking...

Learn to develop and assess comprehensive youth tobacco interventions! Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco examines the components of a preventive public health intervention directed at reducing the rate of youth tobacco use. This valuable book describes this innovative intervention, which involves...

This is the first book to draw together cutting-edge research on the psychological processes underlying doping use in sport and exercise, thereby filling an important gap in our understanding of this centrally important issue in contemporary sport. Covering diverse areas of psychology such as social...

Adolescence is the age of great change, an age in itself at risk of distress: it involves the discovery and structuring self-conscious, aware of social and sexual relations, autonomy. This short paper is intended to focus, albeit concisely, some vital aspects of the report highlighting the deviant aspects and risk factors inherent in the projection of parental expectations in adolescence.

This book contains the short biographies of three violent individuals, as told in separate interviews. The first part illustrates social exclusion in the context of youth gangs, the second alcohol-related violence, and the third describes violence associated with drug trade. The biographies reveal...

Learn the public health implications of shifting drug-related risks among the inner city poor Inner city drug use behavior shifts and changes, leaving past drug treatment programs, drug prevention efforts, health care provisions for drug users, and social service practice unprepared to effectively...

Ways to Quit Smoking With Your "7-Day Quit Smoking Challenge" Why are you reading this? Because: - You have an insatiable desire for smoking and want to quit the nasty habit. - You want to have better youthful appearances and unstained teeth and nails. - You want...

Charlie Waters, an architect by trade, develops mind-altering plans for his future wife. His best friend, Bulldog Fred, engineers the design into reality. Together, Charlie and Bulldog are on an endless search for the perfect counter; never quite satisfied with their significant other. Selfishly...

At a world level addiction and the fall-out from substance use is affecting more and more lives. Professionals are increasingly being confronted with puzzling, multifaceted aspects of substance use, whether they work in a clinic, the laboratory or the community. If you are a member of any caring profession,...

Millionen von Menschen haben Angst vor großen und kleinen Tieren. Ja, sie entwickeln regelrecht Phobien mit einer abnormen Furcht und mit Panikattacken gegen Kleinstlebewesen wie Läuse, Spinnen oder Mäuse.   Das sind krankhafte Ängste, wo eigentlich keine...

Addiction: A Behavioral Economic Perspective focuses on the behavioral economics of addiction to explain why someone decides and act against her own well-being. It answers the questions of what accounts for self-defeating behavior patterns and how do we best motivate individuals to act according with...

The Art of Investigative Psychodynamic Therapy is designed to train substance abuse professionals in an innovative and successful treatment methodology. The Gerwe Orchestration Method addresses pivotal developmental issues in relation to chronic addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and...

C’est l’histoire d’une fillette tenaillée entre son pédiatre qui lui impose de perdre du poids « Cesse de manger sinon tu vas mourir ! » et sa grand mère qui lui ordonne de finir son assiette « Mange sinon tu vas mourir ! » : bref, elle mange, elle meurt ;...