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Smokescreen: The Truth Behind the Tobacco Industry Cover-Up

Philip J. Hilts

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You thought politics was dirty? Wait until you read this! 4 out of 5 stars.
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Smokescreen tells the ugly facts behind what 'big tobacco' has done in this country and abroad. The book itself is a little dry; it reads a little like a documentary. However, what it lacks in style, it makes up with stunning facts and secrets from the industry. If every citizen read this book, the people of our nation would be screaming for a lynching. If you smoke, it may make you quit out of spite.

The Burning Truth

Rick Stoddard

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"The Burning Truth" is how one man took his grief and turned it into a positive, social movement driven by youth empowerment. Read why Rick Stoddard began to expose "The Burning Truth" about the tobacco industry to Americas youth.

Addiction Recovery Tools: A Practical Handbook

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Addiction Recovery Tools: A Practical Handbook presents verified recovery tools with a methodical "when and how" approach for each available tool. Including both Western and Eastern methods, the book catalogs the motivational, medical-pharmaceutical, cognitive-behavioral, psychosocial, and holistic tools accessible in a wide variety of settings and programs.

Speaking directly to practitioners with an easy-to-read outline for each tool, the book addresses the following questions: When and how does it work? Why does it work and with whom? What are the practical guidelines for success? What are the potential pitfalls?

 

The contributors, all experiences addiction recovery specialists, present comprehensive descriptions of each tool as well as practical aids – worksheets, lists, scales, guidelines, and interactive exercises – to help the practitioner incorporate the tool into practice. Further instructional resources are supplied for training, continuing education, and career enhancement.

Addiction Recovery Tools is an invaluable resource for anyone studying or working in substance abuse, counseling, social work, clinical psychology, group work, psychotherapy, or public health who is searching for a definitive handbook on addiction recovery strategies.

Botox and Other Cosmetic Drugs (Drugs: the Straight Facts)

Suellen May

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The pursuit of beauty has been a focus of both women and men since ancient times. Burial tombs dating from the 16th century have revealed medical papyrus containing recipes for removing wrinkles. As people live longer, the urge to fight the aging process grows, as does the billion-dollar industry engaged in researching wrinkle-fighting methods. Use of cosmetic drugs and non-surgical treatments such as Botox and Retin-A is on the rise in the neverending battle against aging, as is the development of drugs used to fight other skin diseases like acne and rosacea. "Botox and Other Cosmetic Drugs" describes the historical use of cosmetics, the mechanisms of how these drugs work and their side effects, and the controversies surrounding their use and development.The chapters include: Botox: Beauty from Toxins; Cosmetics and Ancient Times; Skin Fillers; Topical Wrinkle Reducers; and, The Rise of Cosmetic Drugs.

Switch Down & Quit: What the Cigarette Companies Don't Want You to Know About Smoking

Dolly D. Gahagan, Frederick G. Gahagan

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Finally, a method that worked (at least for me) 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is probably the most common-sense approach to quitting the nicotine habit that I have ever seen. After smoking over a pack a day for twenty-five years and trying to quit countless times, I used this method. It worked. Fifteen years later, I'm still smoke free.

In a nutshell, the method consists of switching brands of cigarettes every three weeks or so, going to a lower tar and nicotine content each time. For the first few days, I compensated by smoking more cigarettes, but eventually I went back to your previous level of consumption. At the point where I felt that I was steady again, I repeated the process.

It worked because there are two components to a smoking habit: the nicotine addiction, and the psychological behavior construct (aka "doing something with my hands"). If you can reduce the effect of one component, you have a good chance of overcoming the other one.

I'm not going to sugar-coat it. I still had to go cold turkey eventually, but I found to my surprise that this time, I could do it; I was consuming a fraction of tar and nicotine by this time, and I wasn't climbing the walls the way I had been in previous attempts to quit.

I'm not going to claim that this method will work for you, only that it worked for me. And it did it without drugs, patches, expensive therapy, or exotic treatments like hypnosis or electroshock or Scientology. It's worth a try.

Drugs and Sports (Point/Counterpoint)

Alan Marzilli

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The use of drugs by American athletes has come under increasing scrutiny. As steroids, stimulants, and supplements have become more easily available and salaries and endorsement deals have become more lucrative, it seems that more athletes are availing themselves of substances designed to improve their performance - whether legal or illegal. But what kinds of restrictions and punishments should athletes face? Should the federal government get involved, or should it be up to professional sports associations to police their members? And is the problem of drugs in sports really just an example of overblown media coverage? "Drugs and Sports" considers these and other issues from different viewpoints in a balanced account of this controversial topic.

Cigarette Wars: The Triumph of "The Little White Slaver"

Cassandra Tate

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We live in an age when the cigarette industry is under almost constant attack. Few weeks pass without yet another report on the hazards of smoking, or news of another anti-cigarette lawsuit, or more restrictions on cigarette sales, advertising, or use. It's somewhat surprising, then, that very little attention has been given to the fact that America has traveled down this road before.
Until now, that is. As Cassandra Tate reports in this fascinating work of historical scholarship, between 1890 and 1930, fifteen states enacted laws to ban the sale, manufacture, possession, and/or use of cigarettes--and no fewer than twenty-two other states considered such legislation. In presenting the history of America's first conflicts with Big Tobacco, Tate draws on a wide range of newspapers, magazines, trade publications, rare pamphlets, and many other manuscripts culled from archives across the country. Her thorough and meticulously researched volume is also attractively illustrated with numerous photographs, posters, and cartoons from this bygone era.
Readers will find in Cigarette Wars an engagingly written and well-told tale of the first anti-cigarette movement, dating from the Victorian Age to the Great Depression, when cigarettes were both legally restricted and socially stigmatized in America. Progressive reformers and religious fundamentalists came together to curb smoking, but their efforts collapsed during World War I, when millions of soldiers took up the habit and cigarettes began to be associated with freedom, modernity, and sophistication. Importantly, Tate also illustrates how supporters of the early anti-cigarette movement articulated virtually every issue that is still being debated about smoking today; theirs was not a failure of determination, she argues in these pages, but of timing.
A compelling narrative about several clashing American traditions--old vs. young, rural vs. urban, and the late nineteenth vs. early twentieth centuries--this work will appeal to all who are interested in America's love-hate relationship with what Henry Ford once called "the little white slaver."

Drugs and Behavior

Fred Leavitt

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"Such a book should enhance our knowledge of the physiological mechanisms underlying behaviour, using drugs as a medium. . . . The neurobiological basis of the actions of drugs is explained clearly. . . . Matters crucial to the drug industry are also discussed and the readers made aware of the great efforts that are required before a drug reaches the market. . . . A unique feature of this book is that each chapter has a summary and a mini-quiz. The keys are provided. These will aid in quick self-evaluation. A very useful glossary and references are provided. The citations up to 1992 are comprehensive and will help further reading. . . . The illustrations, tables and screen provided are useful. Students of psychiatry, behavioural pharmacology and people working on substance-use disorders will find the book informative. . . . Rarely has a book in the area been so comprehensive in its coverage." --The National Medical Journal of India "Rarely has a book in the area been so comprehensive in its coverage. I have enjoyed reading it and I hope others will." --Rajat Ray in The National Medical Journal of India "Current interest in psychoactive drugs has spawned a large body of writing, but Fred Leavitt's Drugs and Behavior, now in its third edition, is different. It covers therapeutic and recreational drugs, and has interesting chapters describing their effects on memory, creativity, sexual behavior, aggression, and sleep. What is more, it is reader friendly and not afraid of controversy." --Alex Patton in BMJ "This is an interesting text that provides a host of information not usually found in standard pharmacology texts. The fact that it is now in its third edition attests to the value of this volume. This is a valuable book. It should be available in drug and alcohol units, and it should be read by medicos, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and others working in the drug and alcohol field." --Robert G. Batey in Drug and Alcohol Review "The book focuses on relevant topics and issues and the chapters are comprehensive. Students will learn a great deal about the effects of drugs on the human experience." --Patricia Carl-Stannard, Department of Social Work, Sacred Heart University "The author expresses opinions on many controversial issues. However, I think these positions are defended well and I personally agree with them. I think the defense of some generally unpopular positions is commendable and represents one of the strengths of the text." --John A. Brendel, Department of Psychology, Lock Haven University "I am impressed by the content and quality of this book. In contrast to most books of its type, careful consideration has been given to the logical presentation of information and the integration of a vast literature on drug action in nonhumans to drug action in humans. Because of the well-conceived format, emphasis on the understanding of basic issues, and the author's reliance on well-controlled studies, the text is one of the best in promoting critical thinking." --Mitchell J. Picker, Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Fred Leavitt's Drugs & Behavior appears in its third edition to cover the basics of psychopharmacology. Unique to this title is an organization that focuses on human behavioral changes, updating information from previous editions to reflect the latest research." --The Midwest Book Review "This is an unusual book which contains much interesting information about mind-altering drugs (opiates, stimulants, cannabis, PCP, LSD, amyl nitrite, etc.). The uses and side-effects of drugs in psychiatry are also dealt with briefly... The most interesting sections concern the effects of mind-altering drugs on various aspects of behaviour, with chapters devoted to memory, sexual behaviour, aggressiveness, sleep and creativity... Readers interested in these topics will find the book very useful." --John C. Cookson in British Journal of Psychiatry What effects do various psychoactive drugs have on such aspects of human behavior as creativity, memory, and sexuality? How effective are such drugs in treating mental disorders? How are new drugs tested and licensed? Presenting an intriguing introduction to the study of psychopharmacology, this fully revised and updated third edition of Drugs and Behavior is uniquely organized around the ways in which human behavior is affected by drugs rather than by categories of drugs only. Beginning with the principles of neurotransmission, pharmacokinetics, and drug classification, the text covers the issues of new drug development, drug dangers and benefits, legalization, drug abuse prevention and treatment, and therapeutic uses of psychoactive drugs. Separate chapters present the latest research findings on drugs' influence on memory, creativity, sex, aggression, and sleep. Features such as chapter-opening questions, bold-facing, defining of new terms, summaries, and end-of-chapter review quizzes help students to understand this complex and controversial material. Professionals and students who are involved in drug and alcohol studies, health, psychology, nursing, or sociology will find this volume to be an invaluable addition to their libraries.