Drug abuse in the modern world : a perspective for the eighties : an international a symposium held at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, June 20, 21, 1980, organized by Gabriel G. Nahas, Henry Brill and the Internati

Drug Abuse in the Modern World: A Perspective for the Eighties is a compilation of research papers presented at an international symposium, held at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. The focus of the conference is the assessment of the effects of addictive drugs on an individual, both in mind and body, and the repercussions of its widespread use on society, specifically during the decade of the 80's. The book is composed of 49 chapters, which were divided into five parts. The first part presents the pharmacological properties of addictive drugs; its effect on brain functions; and changes in the user's behavior leading to physical and psychic dependence, which when left unmitigated may cause neurological disorders. A paper on pharmacological cure, specifically for tobacco and alcohol abuse, is presented, as well as the effects of marijuana on the reproductive system. The second part examines drug use among children, family relationships, and drug abuse in adults engaged in various professions and undertakings. The third part exposes how a''pro-drug''media can be instrumental in the proliferation of drug use in society and also how religion may have also propagated drug use. In contrast, several articles are likewise written that extols the use of media in spreading the detrimental effects of drugs. Part 4 discusses the state of drug abuse in different cultures and societies; the drug trade; and various interventions being implemented by local governments and international organizations to curb the spread of this epidemic. Part 5 is devoted to the status of drug abuse in the 80's, efforts made, and plans to fight it. The text is a must-read for physicians, pharmacists, educators, social workers, lawyers, law enforcers, sociologists, students, and people who want to get rid of this menace to the human race. Content: Pergamon Titles of Related Interest , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv List of Participants and Authors , Pages viii-x Foreword , Page xi , Gabriel G. Nahas, Henry Clay Frick II Preface , Page xiii , Jacques-Yves Cousteau Acknowledgements , Page xv Introduction , Page xvii , JOSE M. FERRER DRUG ADDICTION: RELATION TO THE BRAIN MECHANISM FOR REWARD AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SURVIVAL , Pages 1-6 , Robert G. Heath A PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS OF ABUSE , Pages 7-26 , Gabriel G. Nahas DRUG ABUSE AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS: EXAMINATIONS OF SOME SPECIFIC RELATIONSHIPS , Pages 27-46 , A. Thomas McLellan, George E. Woody, Charles P. O'Brien EFFECT ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS OF MIND-ALTERING DRUGS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CANNABIS , Pages 47-56 , Doris H. Milman MARIHUANA – INDUCED PSYCHOSES , Pages 57-61 , Jose Carranza MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS: THE ANXIOLYTICS , Pages 62-67 , SIDNEY COHEN THE PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF THE ADDICTIVE DISORDERS , Pages 68-76 , MARK J. SEDLER, PHILLIP ZEIDENBERG DRUGS OF ABUSE AND REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION , Pages 77-83 , Carol Grace Smith DRUGS AND THE NATION'S HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS , Pages 87-98 , Lloyd D. Johnston, Jerald G. Bachman, Patrick M. O'Malley DRUGS IN THE SCHOOL: THE SHAPE OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG AMERICAN YOUTH IN THE SEVENTIES , Pages 99-105 , JOAN DUNNE RITTENHOUSE DRUGS AND THE FAMILY , Pages 106-111 , Harold M. Voth DRUG USE BY ATHLETES , Pages 112-120 , Thomas F. Burks DRUGS IN THE WORKPLACE: RETROSPECTIVE AND PROSPECTIVE , Pages 121-126 , Robert G. Wiencek DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS – SOME CONSIDERATIONS , Pages 127-133 , George L. Negron PHYSICIANS' USE OF MOOD-ALTERING DRUGS: A 20-YEAR FOLLOW UP REPORT , Pages 134-142 , G.E. Vaillant, Jane R. Brighton, Charles McArthur DRUG ADDICTS IN A THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; DRUG FREE DETOXIFICATION AS THE FIRST STEP TO REHABILITATION , Pages 143-148 , F. Laffon, L. Engelmajer, G. Vourch, G. Nahas THE NEW SEMANTICS OF DRUG ABUSE , Pages 151-158 , HENRY BRILL DRUGS & FASHIONABLE NIHILISM , Pages 159-163 , Leopold Tyrmand MARIJUANA AND THE MEDIA , Pages 164-173 , DAVID MARTIN THE DRUG CULTURE AND ITS SURROGATES, PRESS AND PARAPHERNALIA , Pages 174-180 , Otto Moulton A STUDY IN CONTRAST: BOOKS ON ADDICTIVE DRUGS PRINTED IN THE U.S. (1970-1980) , Pages 181-185 , H.C. FRICK II DRUG ABUSE, RELIGION AND MYSTICISM , Pages 186-192 , The Rev. Herbert L. Stein-Schneider DRUG ABUSE AND THE LAW: PROSECUTION OR PERSECUTION? , Pages 193-201 , James A. Moss DRUG EDUCATION -- OR DRUG INFORMATION , Pages 202-209 , Sue Rusche THE EPIDEMIC TYPE OF ADDICTION , Pages 213-217 , Nils Bejerot CANNABIS AND ADOLESCENT CULTURE IN THE WESTERN WORLD , Pages 218-227 , Richard A. Hawley DRUG ABUSE IN WESTERN EUROPE IN THE PAST DECADE , Pages 228-239 , CHARLES VAILLE THE BILLION DOLLAR TRADE , Pages 240-245 , J. Delaney HASHISH USE IN SOVIET RUSSIA , Pages 246-250 , BORIS M. SEGAL DRUG ABUSE: THE EASTERN BLOC AND CHINA , Pages 251-254 , Ned Rosinsky A VIEW FROM THE THIRD WORLD - THE ROLE OF WHO IN DRUG ADDICTION , Pages 255-259 , INAYAT KHAN A VIEW FROM THE UNITED NATIONS , Pages 260-263 , Robert Muller LEARNING FROM THE PAST TO COPE WITH THE FUTURE , Pages 267-271 , Robert L. DuPont DRUG USE AND DRUG ABUSE: A STATISTICAL CORRELATION WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR PREVENTION , Pages 272-276 , Reginald G. Smart DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT : Successes, Pitfalls, and Essential Requirements , Pages 277-282 , John H. Langer INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL: THE ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES , Pages 283-288 , Malcolm Lawrence THE SCHOOL, TEACHER, ADMINISTRATION, AND CURRICULUM , Pages 289-292 , Emmett Wright Jr. RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF DRUG ABUSE , Pages 293-297 , William Pollin THE ROLE OF REHABILITATION , Pages 298-307 , George De Leon THE ROLE OF THE LEGISLATOR IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY , Pages 308-312 , Lester L. Wolff FAMILIES AND THEIR CRUCIAL ROLE IN PREVENTING DRUG ABUSE , Pages 313-315 , Thomas J. Gleaton THE FLOODTIDE OF DRUGS AND THE VERY YOUNG: RE-BUILDIND THE PROTECTIVE DIKES AT HOME AND ABROAD , Pages 316-322 , KEITH SCHUCHARD The Colombian Connection , Pages 325-337 CONCLUDING SUMMARY , Pages 338-341 , W.D.M. PATON MARIJUANA — WHAT ARE THE RISKS? , Pages 342-348 X - SINGLE CONVENTION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS, 1961 , Pages 349-362 INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL COUNCIL ON DRUG USE, INC. , Pages 363-370 Author Index , Pages 371-376 Subject Index , Pages 377-381 Organized By Gabriel G. Nahas, Henry Brill, And The International Medical Council On Drug Use ; Sponsored By National Federation Of Parents For A Drug Youth ... [et Al.] ; Edited By Gabriel G. Nahas, Henry Clay Frick Ii. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes.