Overview

The use and misuse of drugs is a major social, health, political and economic issue globally. This book presents a series of chapters on the impact of drug use during pregnancy; the impact of parental drug addiction on the child with recommendations for supporting children and teenagers during a parents' recovery process; the development of parental skills and renewed parent-child bonding; and how improvements in positive child outcomes can result from an inter-agency working between child protection and addiction treatment providers.

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Author:   Marie Claire van Hout
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9781626182325

ISBN 10:   1626182329
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   19 June 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; Illicit Drug Use during Pregnancy-Epidemiology: Effects & Ways to Intervene; The Effects of Parental Drug Addiction on the Child; Transforming Inter-Agency Practice Activity in an Irish Context: Practitioner Research from Addiction Treatment & Social Work Agencies; The Future of Hong Kongs Anti-Drugs Campaign: Prospective Practitioners Views on Engaging in Drug Abuse Work, Attitudes Toward Young Drug Users, & Satisfaction with Drugs Education; A Comparative Analysis of the Different Legislative Controls Relating to Sex Work & Drug Use in the Netherlands & Ireland; Khat-Chewing Practice: Physico-Psycho-Socioeconomic Impacts & Treatment Approaches; A Respectable Addiction: Over the Counter Codeine Use, Misuse & Dependence; Marijuana Motives & Associated Outcomes: Relaxation & Enhancement versus Coping Motivations; Molecular Genetic Mechanisms of Addiction Involving the DELTAFosB Pathways; The Role of Stress in Psychostimulant Addiction: Treatment Approaches Based on Animal Models; Gender Sensitivity & Mental Health Care Provision; Motivational Interviewing: A Model in a Story; Index.

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