Helping People Addicted to Methamphetamine: A Creative New Approach for Families and Communities
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (616 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0275999084 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Authors Taylor and Covey explain why this drug and its addiction is different from other illicit drugs and why, therefore, the treatment needs to be specifically tailored in order to be effective.Stephan Jenkins, singer for the band Third Eye Blind, says methamphetamine makes you feel bright and shiny, but it also makes you pathetically and relentlessly self-destructive, so much so that you will do unconscionable things to feel bright and shiny again. Meth is particularly addictive to women because it causes rapid weight loss. The results, as shown in recent cover stories in Newsweek, National Geographic, and USA Today, are pain for far more than the abuser. This book, focused only on the addiction avenues and paths to recovery, is a perfect companion to Covey's earlier book, The Metehamphetamine Crisis (Praeger, 2006), which details the emergence and history of this drug use in the United States, as well as the social and community effects, and criminal justice approaches, successes, and failures to date. This drug, made easily in clandestine labs from over-the-count
A member of the Colorado state methamphetamine task force, he is also Treatment Workgroup Chair for the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children. Nicolas T. He has written numerous academic books and articles and is the editor of The Methamphetamine Crisis (Praeger, 2006).. Covey is the Deputy Director of the Adams County Social Services Department in Colo
of Colorado at Boulder) provide an interesting and helpful discussion of a treatment protocol for assisting families and communities in intervening in methamphetamine addiction. "Clinical psychologist Taylor and Covey (Univ. … This well-written text should be useful to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in health and human services programs." - Choice