This book in one volume of the highly acclaimed opposing viewpoints series developed by greenhaven press
Sometimes the best intentions can have the worst results. In 1908, British reformers banned the export of Indian opium to China. As a result, the world price of opium soared to a new high and a century of lucrative drug smuggling began. Just as the banning of alcohol in America during Prohibition made illicit fortunes for the Mafia and other gangsters, organized criminals grew rich on the trade…
From 1976 until 1981, special agent pistone lived undercover with the mafia. only able to visit the young family once every few months, pistone - under the alias Donnie brasco - ate, drank, partied, worked and sometimes killed with the wiseguys.
Stephanie S. Covington's best selling book, A Woman's Way through the twelve steps helped hundreds of thousands of women explore the uniquely female experiences that have shaped who we are and how we approach recovery from addictionto alcohol and other drugs.
Robert A. Johnson has taken tens of thousands of readers on spiritual and psychological journeys toward inner transformation. in Ecstasy, he reconnects with the powerful and life-changing ecstatic element that lies dormant-but long-repressed-within us.
The revised and expanded Beyond Trauma program is a 12 session manualized curriculum that incorporates the insights of neuroscience with the latest understanding of trauma and PTSD. Each session has also been adapted for girls. The evidence-based materials are designed for trauma treatment, although the connection between trauma and addiction in women’s lives is a primary theme throughout. …
1945, sebagian tentara pendudukan Amerika Serikat diutus ke Jepang pasca-pendudukan, Nick Zapetti salah satunya. Seorang "East Harlem-Italian" yang datang ke Jepang pada saat itu tanpa membawa apapun, hanya bermodalkan "keyakinan akan banyaknya peluang untuk menjadi sukses disini." Keluar dari kemiliteran, dia mengawali karirnya di Jepang sebagai pegulat profesional. Lalu dilanjutkan de…
This 48-page, interactive workbook is intended for use as an educational journal by women in substance abuse treatment programs. The material, which is presented in a colorful, easy-to-read format, is based on the most up-to-date information about the impact of substance-use disorders on women’s health, families, and relationships. It uses the research-based process of Interactive Journaling.
Two powerful approaches are combined in this Handbook to help individuals who are affected by the addictive behavior of someone they care about: SMART Recovery tools for dealing in a healthy way with emotionally challenging situations, and the principles of the evidence-based Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) approach. Studies have shown CRAFT to be significantly more effectiv…
Beyond Violence is an evidence-based manualized curriculum for women in criminal justice settings (jails, prisons, and community corrections) with histories of aggression and/or violence. It deals with the violence and trauma they have experienced, as well as the violence they may have perpetrated. This four-level model of violence prevention considers the complex interplay between individual…
This report provides a background on federal marijuana policy as well as an overview of state trends with respect to marijuana decriminalization and legalization--for both medical and recreational uses. It then analyzes relevant issues for U.S. federal law enforcement as well as for the criminal organizations involved in producing, distributing, and profiting from the black market sale of marij…
Dr. Carl L. Hart, Ziff Professor at Columbia University and former chair of the Department of Psychology, is one of the world's preeminent experts on the effects of so-called recreational drugs on the human mind and body. Dr. Hart is open about the fact that he uses drugs himself, in a happy balance with the rest of his full and productive life as a researcher and professor, husband, father, an…
During the middle of the 19th-Century, Britain and China would twice go to war over trade, and in particular the trade in opium. The Chinese people had progressively become addicted to the narcotic, a habit that British merchants were more than happy to feed from their opium-poppy fields in India. When the Qing dynasty rulers of China attempted to supress this trade--due to the serious social a…