Understanding Street Drugs: A Handbook of Substance Misuse for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals Second Edition

by David Emmett, Graeme Nice

Overview

This fully updated edition of the essential reference Understanding Drugs provides a complete overview of the key facts and core issues surrounding substance misuse. All commonly-used street drugs are covered, with quick reference guides, helpful diagrams and clear information on each drug's effects, methods of use, legal status, availability, treatment options and associated slang. This edition includes new sections on ketamine, 'date-rape' drugs, and over-the-counter opiate-based drugs, and recent findings on the long-term effects of cannabis and its potential medicinal use, and discussion of the legalisation debate. This comprehensive handbook is an essential reference for teachers, social workers, youth workers, residential home managers, policy makers and parents, enabling readers to recognise drug misuse and confidently offer information and guidance. A companion volume, Understanding Drug Issues: A Photocopiable Resource Workbook is also available from Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846424496
Publisher:	Kingsley, Jessica Publishers
Publication date:	11/07/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

David Emmett retired from a 30-year career as a police officer in 1996 and in 2003 he completed a PhD in Cognitive Psychology. He has almost 25 years' experience in the field of substance abuse, working directly with drug and alcohol abusers and has been involved in training for teachers, health workers, police officers and other professionals. Graeme Nice has worked in the fields of counselling, drug/alcohol misuse and blood-borne diseases for nearly 20 years. He is currently Deputy Team Coordinator of an NHS substance misuse team in Hampshire, where he holds a caseload of drug clients. He has qualifications in counselling, health education and teaching.
Graeme Nice has worked in the fields of counselling, substance misuse and blood-borne diseases for over 20 years. He is Deputy Team Coordinator of an NHS substance misuse team in Hampshire, England, where he holds a caseload of drug clients. He has qualifications in counselling, health education and teaching.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction. 2. A Brief History of Drug Use and a Snapshot of the Current Drugs Situation in Britain. 3. Cannabis Delta 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol. 4. Stimulants. 5. Hallucinogens. 6. Opiates. 7. Volatile Substance Abuse: "Sniffing". 8. Tranquillisers and Sleeping Pills: Anxyiolytics and Hypnotics. 9. Anabolic Steroids. 10. Over the Counter Medicines. 11. 'Date Rape Drugs': Rohypnol, GHB and Ketamine. 12. The Signs and Symptoms of Substance Misuse: Things You Will Need to Look Out For. 13. Physical Evidence of Possible Drug or Substance Use. 14. Managing Drug Related Incidents. 15. Common Reasons for Drug and Substance Misuse and Details of Available Treatment. 16. The Language of Drug and Substance Abuse. 17. The Legislation Debate. Appendix 1: Formulation of a Substance Misuse Policy. Appendix 2: Useful Organisations. Index.

Editorial Reviews

This second edition contains much updated information from the first (1996) edition regarding street drug use and misuse. Although written to address the drug scene in the United Kingdom, there is both relevance and many close parallels to concerns with illicit drug use in the United States. The focus is on young people and delivering education and prevention regarding a problem that is expansive and has no age boundaries. Part 1 provides extensive information on individual street drugs; a brief one- or two-page "Quick Reference Guide" is presented followed by a more in-depth guide that ends with a section on the pros and cons of each street drug. Beginning with cannabis and ending with the new date-rape drugs, the information spans stimulants, hallucinogens, opiates, volatile substances, tranquilizers and sleeping pills, anabolic steroids, and over-the-counter and prescription-only medications. Part 2 explores the effects of substance misuse: signs and symptoms, physical evidence, managing incidents, reasons for misuse, language of abusers, and legislative debate. Thorough, well organized, and easy to read and comprehend, this resource is recommended for school, public, and special libraries with a focus on the misuse of drugs in our society.-Melody Ballard, Washoe Cty. Lib. Syst., Reno, NV Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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