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Substance Use and Misuse in sub-Saharan Africa

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This book brings together scholars from across the behavioural sciences and public health to examine substance use in Sub-Saharan Africa. Divided into two parts, the first chapters examine aetiology, signs and symptoms, risk factors, impact, and psychosocial challenges relating to use of conventional drugs, among others. The second section focuses on prevention and intervention strategies to curtail substance abuse. The authors provide a research-informed, practical resource on sustainable community health concepts, procedures and practices for addressing substance use for the health and wellbeing of partner communities.

The prevention and intervention strategies discussed include a comprehensive consideration of context-specific behavioural, environmental, psychosocial and cultural factors that may affect substance use. The chapters examine various aspects of use including, dependency, intoxication, and withdrawal in tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and other substances. The book provides a research-informed, practical resource that will appeal to students and scholars of psychology, psychiatry and public health; as well as to policymakers and practitioners in the fields of addiction, development and allied health.

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Inventory Code	Barcode	Call Number	Location	Status
2108000037	EB0003715	362.290 967 Sub	Central Library (OPAC)	Available

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Series Title

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Call Number

362.290 967 Sub

Publisher

Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan Cham., 2022

Collation

xxi, 191p.:ill

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-3-030-85732-5

Classification

362.290 967

Content Type

Ebook

Media Type

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Carrier Type

online resource

Edition

1

Subject(s)

Substance abuse

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