Addiction Studies

A single-volume encyclopedia and guide covering addiction science, neurochemistry, the history of government controls, and a selection of primary source documents.

An online equivalent of the 2009 reference work that "explores the social, medical, legal and political issues related to drugs and alcohol and associated behaviors."

The encyclopedia has two volumes of approximately 450 articles in an A-to-Z format.

Produced in cooperation with the International Council on Alcohol and Addiction, with 30,000 brief entries this tome is really more of a dictionary than an encyclopedia.

A multifaceted two-volume encyclopedia that examines commercial and cultural facets of alcohol usage as well as legal, medical, and historical aspects.

Features nearly 600 entries on the history, manufacture and use of all forms of tobacco.

The most complete and authoritative reference work on prescription drugs sold in the United States, including all FDA-approved labeling.

A summary of recent research from the American Psychological Association.

"An overview of data on the global dimensions of drug misuse, as well as a critical review of the scientific evidence relating to drug policy at the the local, national, and international levels" sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization.

Examines recent findings on sex and gender differences in substance use disorders.

An online equivalent to the 4 volume reference work published in 2009, featuring international experts addressing a wide array of physical and behavioral addictions from a multicultural perspective.

Summary guide to legal drugs, including generic drugs in the United States and Canada.

Summarizes research on the pathophysiology of illegal and legal substances, including over-the-counter medications.

Therapeutic interventions to prevent relapse with substance abuse, mental illness, and other chronic behavioral dysfunctions.