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Loosening the Grip: A Handbook of Alcohol Information, 8/e

Jean Kinney, Dartmouth Medical School

What's New

Presents the story of alcohol in two separate chapters for easier learning. Alcohol: History and Society's View (Chapter 1) focuses on historical background and describes changing views over time. Alcohol Today (Chapter 2) highlights current attitudes toward alcohol and the latest approaches to treatment of alcoholism.
Includes new "Focus on" boxes that highlight a specific drug, comparing or contrasting that drug with alcohol. This feature broadens the text's coverage of other drugs of abuse and offers stimulating topics for discussion.
Highlights demographic changes in alcohol use (e.g., among teenage girls), the drug-free workplace, club drugs, painkillers (e.g., OxyContin), gambling addiction, the genetic basis for alcoholism, and drug use and cross-addiction, offering valuable information for new counselors.
Presents a real-life view of alcoholism by addressing environmental and cultural influences, gender differences, and sexual orientation.

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