Summary
In recent years, abuse of heroin has risen and heroin-related imagery has influenced pop culture. This highly addictive and extremely dangerous opiate narcotic affects the brain and body and can be difficult to quit. Heroin, Second Edition examines the psychological, biomedical, social, and legal aspects, as well as the demographic characteristics, of its users. Discussions about addiction, treatment, and medical problems associated with heroin use, such as infectious diseases, are also covered. Dramatic "you-are-there" case studies show how heroin impacts real life, and sidebars offer supplementary facts, compelling statistics, and historical information.
Chapters include:
- Overview of Heroin
- History of Heroin
- The Opium Poppy
- Psychological and Biological Effects of Heroin
- Heroin Addiction
- Treatment of Heroin Addiction
- Heroin and the Law.
About the Author(s)
M. Foster Olive received his bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, San Diego, and went on to receive his Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA. He was previously a member of the faculty of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is currently a Professor in the Behavioral Neuroscience division of the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University. His research focuses on the neurobiology of addiction, and he has published in numerous academic journals including The Journal of Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, and Nature Neuroscience. He has also authored several books in the Drugs: The Straight Facts series, including titles such as Peyote and Mescaline, Sleep Aids, Designer Drugs, Crack, and LSD, as well as Ecstasy and Morphine in the Understanding Drugs series.