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THE TRUTH
ABOUT DRUG ABUSE by Dr Patrick Dixon
Published in 1998 by Hodder - complete
text on drug addiction and drug abuse online
Chapters:
Acknowledgements
- Definitions
- Introduction
- 1.The
Size of the Drug ABUSE Problem - 2.The
True Cost of Drug Addiction - 3.Addicted
to Pleasure - 4.Caffeine,
Alcohol and Tobacco - 5.Marijuana
drug abuse - 6.
Cocaine addiction and abuse, Crack addiction and Heroin abuse /
addiction - 7.Abuse
of Amphetamines, LSD, Ecstasy and the Rest - 8.Why
Governments are Scared of Prevention - 9.Treatment
of Drug Addiction Works - 10.Legislation
and Decriminalization; The Arguments over Marijuana abuse -
11.Conclusions;
What We Must Do about Drug Abuse
- Appendices
Drug-related
killings on the street, countries destabilised by drug addiction,
young lives wrecked by drug abuse, tragic addiction deaths.Police
chiefs and judges say the war against drugs is lost.Every day calls
to soften the law get louder, while parents, schools and governments
are confused about how to prevent abuse. At the same time, the worst
predictions about new crack epidemics and other drug addiction nightmares
have turned out to be drug abuse scare stories.So what is the truth
about drug addiction and chemical abuse? What should we expect?
How should we respond to growing drug abuse?
Dr
Dixon takes a hard look at the facts about drug addiction and drug
absue and argues for urgent action.
"Drug
addiction is far more serious than most people realise but the good
news is that treatment for drug addiction works.There are many practical
steps that can be taken to tackle the drug addiction problem. For
example random compulsory testing for both drugs and alcohol should
be introduced widely to identify those who need help, increase productivity
and protect public safety.
How we became a nation of drug addicts
How Marijuana and other drugs impact
the brain
Why drug epidemics come and go
The role of genes and personality
The cost of drug addiction and control
- health and law
Why governments are scared of prevention
Treatment of drug addiction works
- cure and harm reduction
Legalization
- disaster or the only way forward?
Dr
Dixon concludes with a ten point plan for the government and a practical
way forward for parents, teachers and others concerned about drug
addiction.
Dr
Patrick Dixon MA MBBS has been involved in the AIDS field for more
than ten years and has seen at first hand in several continents
the personal destruction caused by drug addiction.He is well known
as an author, broadcaster and lecturer on global trends. Other books
include The Truth about AIDS, The Genetic Revolution, The Rising
Price of Love and The Truth about Westminster.
Chapters:
Acknowledgements
- Definitions
- Introduction
- 1.The
Size of the Drugs Problem - 2.The
True Cost of Drug Addiction - 3.Addicted
to Pleasure - 4.Caffeine,
Alcohol and Tobacco - 5.Marijuana
- 6.
Cocaine, Crack and Heroin - 7.Amphet
amines, LSD, Ecstasy and the Rest - 8.Why
Governments are Scared of Prevention - 9.Treatment
of Drug Addiction Works - 10.Legislation
and Decriminalization; The Arguments over Marijuana - 11.Conclusions;
What We Must Do - Appendices
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