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Author: C.Tracy Orleans ,
John Slade
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.30cm
, Height: 3.90cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 0.973kg
ISBN: 9780195064414
ISBN 10: 0195064410
Pages: 452
Publication Date: 11 November 1993
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
A well-written textbook....The recommendations in the management sections of Nicotine Addiction are based on empirical data. Thus, one major strength of this book is that clinicians can easily find data-based answers to most of their questions. Another asset is that most sections are clearly written and not overly technical....In summary, I know of no other well-done textbook on smoking. If clinicians, behavioral scientists, public health workers, health care administrators, and legislators want to know more about smoking than they will learn by reading a single review chapter, of if they want a reference book on the topic, then this is the book to purchase. -- John R. Hughes, M.D., The New England Journal of Medicine An important addition to the addictions field....Represents a valuable contribution to the field. Physicians and addictions counselors who had the usual instruction in nicotine dependence while in training-none at all-will benefit from reading it. --Terry A. Rustin, MD, ASAM News This authoritative text on tobacco dependence draws together the new understanding about nicotine addiction, ranging from the pharmacological and the clinical to the economic and the historical....This important book provides ample cautionary evidence to anyone tempted to propose the legalization of currently illegal drugs as a way to reduce the social costs of any addictive drug. --Robert L. DuPont, MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine, JAMA A thorough reference book that sets the standard for work in nicotine addiction. --Professor Jasjit S. Ahluwali, Emory University Overall, this is a unique, comprehensive textbook that not only achieves its stated goals but also goes well beyond them in terms of its appeal to a broad audience of students and professionals in psychology, medicine, and public health. The overall depth and breadth of scholarship and the quality of both the basic science and the applications sections is outstanding. --Contemporary Psychology
By focusing on nicotine addiction as a primary disease, the authors move beyond seeing smoking as a bad habit or a risk factor for other illnesses. Thus, physicians bave an important opportunity for education and intervention. This important book provides ample cautionary evidence to anyone tempted to propose the legalization of currently illegal drugs as a way to reduce the social costs of any addictive drug. Robert L. DuPont, Georgetown University School of Medicine, JAMA, October 1994 - Vol 272 No. 15 This is a comprehensive and coherent collection of quite excellent chapters on the management and treatment of nicotine dependence. This book is much more than a how to manual for health-care professionals. Although there is a strong practical emphasis, the relevant background research is covered very fully by acknowledged experts in the field. The book will serve as a useful reference work for researchers and clinicians alike. Stephen Sutton, Addiction (1995) 90
Author Information
Carole Tracy Orleans, Ph.D., is Director of Tobacco Control Research at the Fox Chase Cancer Center. A clinical psychologist specializing in behavioral medicine, she is widely recognized for her expertise in the development ad evaluation of model nicotine addiction treatments for special populations and settings. John Slade, M.D., is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. An internist specializing in the clinical and public health aspects of addicition medicine, Dr. Slade is widely recognized for his work to improve the clnical management of nicotine dependence and for his advocacy of aggressive public health measures to control this disease.
