Reconsidering Drugs

Author : Lester Grinspoon
Publisher : Bookworld Services
ISBN 13 : 9780964156852
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychedelic Drugs Reconsidered written by Lester Grinspoon and published by Bookworld Services. This book was released on 1997 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1979, Psychedelic Drugs Reconsidered is regarded by many as the most comprehensive, accurate, and accessible analysis of psychedelic drugs for the general reader. It records the extensive history of scientific research on, and societal experience with, psychedelic drugs. The Lindesmith Center reprint edition features a new introduction by the authors on recent developments in psychedelic research, as well as a preface by Dr. Ethan Nadelmann, director of the Lindesmith center.

Author : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349622397
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reconsidering Drugs written by NA NA and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lawrence Driscoll's fresh examination of the meaning of drugs from the Victorians to the present asks us to listen to historical and current voices whose positions on drugs are at variance with our "truths." Driscoll draws on the work of figures as diverse as William Burroughs, Sigmund Freud, Conan Doyle, and Anna Kavan to shed light on different or silenced ways of talking about drugs and to offer us a historical counter-memory. The result of his work is to unsettle and disturb the familiar parameters that frame our discussion of drugs, revealing that others are available: positions which expose our own constructions as surprisingly limited.

Author : NA NA
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312222727
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reconsidering Drugs written by NA NA and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lawrence Driscoll's fresh examination of the meaning of drugs from the Victorians to the present asks us to listen to historical and current voices whose positions on drugs are at variance with our "truths." Driscoll draws on the work of figures as diverse as William Burroughs, Sigmund Freud, Conan Doyle, and Anna Kavan to shed light on different or silenced ways of talking about drugs and to offer us a historical counter-memory. The result of his work is to unsettle and disturb the familiar parameters that frame our discussion of drugs, revealing that others are available: positions which expose our own constructions as surprisingly limited.

Author : William R. Miller
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 1606236997
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Substance Abuse written by William R. Miller and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While knowledge on substance abuse and addictions is expanding rapidly, clinical practice still lags behind. This book brings together leading experts to describe what treatment and prevention would look like if it were based on the best science available. The volume incorporates developmental, neurobiological, genetic, behavioral, and social–environmental perspectives. Tightly edited chapters summarize current thinking on the nature and causes of alcohol and other drug problems; discuss what works at the individual, family, and societal levels; and offer robust principles for developing more effective treatments and services.

Author : Lester Grinspoon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychedelic Drugs Reconsider written by Lester Grinspoon and published by . This book was released on 1979-10-25 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1979, Psychedelic Drugs Reconsidered is regarded by many as the most comprehensive, accurate, and accessible analysis of psychedelic drugs for the general reader. It records the extensive history of scientific research on, and societal experience with, psychedelic drugs. The Lindesmith Center reprint edition features a new introduction by the authors on recent developments in psychedelic research, as well as a preface by Dr. Ethan Nadelmann, director of the Lindesmith center.

Author : Grace E. Jackson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781420867411
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Psychiatric Drugs written by Grace E. Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- Are patients aware of the fact that pharmacological therapies stress the brain in ways which may prevent or postpone symptomatic and functional recovery ? ==================================================== Rethinking Psychiatric Drugs: A Guide for Informed Consent is a critical appraisal of the medications which an estimated 20% of Americans consume on a regular (and sometimes involuntary) basis. It is the philosophically, epidemiologically, and scientifically supported revelation of how and why psychiatry’s drug therapies have contributed to a standard of care which frequently does more to harm than to cure. Extensively researched and documented, the book addresses: -- the process by which psychiatric drugs reach the market -- the history and philosophy of Evidence Based Medicine -- the common flaws in research methodologies which negate the validity of the psychiatric RCT (Randomized Controlled Trial) -- the problem of allostatic load (how drugs stress the body) -- the history, long term effects, and utility of the drugs used to suppress symptoms of depression, psychosis, inattention and hyperactivity -- the effectiveness of alternatives to medication Rethinking Psychiatric Drugs: A Guide for Informed Consent exposes the current crisis in medical ethics and epistemology, and attempts to restore to psychiatry an authentically informed consent to care.

Author : Michael J. Reznicek
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442215143
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blowing Smoke written by Michael J. Reznicek and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blowing Smoke argues that we are losing the drug war because of our devotion to the disease model of substance abuse. That model has become the driving force for our two main strategies in the war: prohibition laws and drug rehab. The book traces the history and science behind each to show how they paradoxically enable drug use.

Author : H. Middleton
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137384905
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychiatry Reconsidered written by H. Middleton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychiatry suffers a lot of criticism, not least from within its own scientifically founded medical world. This book provides an account of mental health difficulties and how they are generally addressed in conventional medical circles, alongside critical reviews of the assumptions underpinning them to encourage more humanitarian perspectives.

Author : Steven B. Duke
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497612012
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's Longest War written by Steven B. Duke and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's war on drugs. It makes headlines, tops political agendas and provokes powerful emotions. But is it really worth it? That’s the question posed by Steven Duke and Albert Gross in this groundbreaking book. They argue that America’s biggest victories in the war on drugs are the erosion of our constitutional rights, the waste of billions of dollars and an overwhelmed court system. After careful research and thought, they make a strong case for the legalization of drugs. It’s a radical idea, but has its time come?

Author : Lester Grinspoon
Publisher : Quick American Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marihuana Reconsidered written by Lester Grinspoon and published by Quick American Publishing Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: