Publisher Description

Problems related to substance use, abuse and dependence are a major concern on societies today, persisting to require considerable attention from the community. For decades studies have been showing that drug consumption represents a main risk factor for physical, social and mental health problems. Unfortunately, reality shows that in many cultures and fractions of population, heavy substance use is the norm. This book examines the cognitive-behavioural indicators of substance abuse and various corresponding treatment techniques.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Polydrug Use: A Brain Cocktail Effect; Neuropsychology of Drug and Polydrug Use: A View from Research Studies; Memory Blackouts, Alcohol and Polydrug Use: What Happens When Everything is Black?; Defining Alcohol Use: Sometimes as a Beverage, Other as a Drug; Substance Abuse Phenotypes: An Update of the Substance Abuse Multivariate Typologies; Psychological Assessment for Addictive Behaviors: A Review of the Instruments; Psychology and Psychotherapy in Drug Addiction; Cognitive-Behavioural Indicators of Alcoholism Phenotypes in Patients in Opioid Maintenance Treatment: An Empirical Analysis; Index.

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