Theories on Drug Abuse: Selected Contemporary PerspectivesDepartment of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, 1980 - Drug abuse - 488 pages |
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... increasing sense of powerlessness with increased drug use that leads the individual from drug use to abuse . Each time drug users rely on a drug to relieve tension and feel good about themselves , they become a little less capable of ...
... increasing sense of powerlessness with increased drug use that leads the individual from drug use to abuse . Each time drug users rely on a drug to relieve tension and feel good about themselves , they become a little less capable of ...
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... increased formation of acetal- dehyde , and this may explain the flush and other ill effects ( such as nausea ) . Other groups with relatively low alcoholism rates may be similarly protected by an innate sensitivity to alcohol . For ...
... increased formation of acetal- dehyde , and this may explain the flush and other ill effects ( such as nausea ) . Other groups with relatively low alcoholism rates may be similarly protected by an innate sensitivity to alcohol . For ...
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... increases the availability of a particular drug would be an indirect influence , produc- ing the direct influence : the presence of the drug in the person's environment . MULTIVARIATE While a simple , one - element theory is widely ...
... increases the availability of a particular drug would be an indirect influence , produc- ing the direct influence : the presence of the drug in the person's environment . MULTIVARIATE While a simple , one - element theory is widely ...
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... increasing emphasis on " alternatives " to drug - abusing behavior . The jury is still out as regards the outcome benefits of this approach , though preliminary results are encouraging . SPECIAL POPULATIONS As a general theory of drug ...
... increasing emphasis on " alternatives " to drug - abusing behavior . The jury is still out as regards the outcome benefits of this approach , though preliminary results are encouraging . SPECIAL POPULATIONS As a general theory of drug ...
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... increased environ- mental structure , in drug programs , where impulse expression is minimized . Temporarily the user appears to have adequate impulse control . Suddenly and without warning , however , impulses gain the upper hand and ...
... increased environ- mental structure , in drug programs , where impulse expression is minimized . Temporarily the user appears to have adequate impulse control . Suddenly and without warning , however , impulses gain the upper hand and ...
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abstinence achievement activity adolescent adult aggression alcohol amphetamine analgesic anxiety associated availability barbiturates become biological cessation chronic cocaine cognitive conduct norms continue coping culture death delinquent developmental deviant doses drinking drug abuse drug addiction drug dependence drug effects drug experience drug subculture drug taking drug users Drugs--general ence endorphins environment euphoria factors feelings function genetic goals heroin heroin addicts heroin users hyperactive illicit drugs important individual individual's influence initial interaction involved Jessor Kandel Khantzian lifestyle marijuana methadone morphine naloxone narcotic addicts nonusers opiates opioid parents patterns peer group perceived personality perspective Ph.D pharmacological physical dependence physiological population problem behavior prodrug proneness psychological receptors reinforcement relapse relationship response role self-esteem sexual social specific stage Stanton stimulants stress structure studies Subcultures Theory substance symptoms theoretical Theory of Drug tion treatment values variables Wikler withdrawal youths