Substance misuse and its pervasive problems is a constant challenge for social work, health and related professionals today. With heightened political and policy emphasis on all aspects of substance misuse, it is paramount that professionals remain up-to-date on current issues and their responsibilities. Based on research and evidence, this book provides a sound basis for grounded and innovative practice.Leading international contributors outline holistic and specialist approaches ...

Many forensic pathologists and death investigators would agree that infant deaths have historically been poorly investigated. Investigating Infant Deaths provides an in-depth guide featuring 40 case examples that illustrates real-life scenarios in which techniques are put into action. It explains techniques for interviewing grieving parents, how to perform an initial post-mortem exam, what to look for at the incident scene, and the goals of state and local child fatality t...

Most of us can recall a time when we pretended to be sick to reap the benefits that go along with illness. By playing sick, we gained sympathy, care, and attention, and were excused from our responsibilities. Though doing so on occasion is considered normal, there are those who carry their deceptions to the extreme. In this book, Dr. Marc Feldman describes people’s strange motivations to fabricate or induce illness or injury to satisfy deep emotional needs. Doctors, family members, and fri...

Separating FACT from FICTION in the COVID-19 EpidemicPeople are afraid. COVID-19 has upended our lives as it poses new medical dangers, economic suffering and grave uncertainty about the world around us. The collateral damage is enormous, but politics invade perception. There are so many unknowns. Does a treatment work? Is a vaccine coming? How likely are you to catch COVID and how can you best protect yourself and your family? What are the real risks and w...

You have likely heard one or more of the following statements: • Drinking coffee sobers a person up. • Alcoholism is not a disease. Cancer is a disease. Alcoholism is a choice - put down the bottle! • Letting your teen drink at home teaches them how to drink safely. • An employee's alcohol use is none of a company's business. • "Forgetting" what happened while drinking is just a convenient way of pretending you don’t remember the horrible things you did last night. • An alcoholic has to hi...

The definitive book on the impact of methamphetamine on individuals, communities, and society by two of America's leading addiction and criminal justice experts.In recent years, the media have inundated us with coverage of the horrors that befall methamphetamine users, and the fires, explosions, and toxic waste created by meth labs that threaten the well-being of innocent people. In Methamphetamine: Its History, Pharmacology, and Treatment, the first book in Hazeld...

Written and edited by the most respected authorities in forensic nursing and forensic sciences, this new edition provides the tools and concepts you need to collect evidence that is admissible in court, determine the significance of that evidence, and provide accurate, reliable testimony while administering high-quality patient care. Now in full color throughout, it remains the most comprehensive, highly illustrated text of its kind. - Provides a comprehensive, updated guide to forensic nu...

FORENSIC SCIENCEForensic Science: Current Issues, Future Directions presents a comprehensive, international discussion of key issues within the forensic sciences. Written by accomplished and respected specialists in distinct areas of the forensic sciences, this volume examines central issues within each discipline, provides perspective on current debate and explores current and proposed research initiatives.The forensic sciences represent dynamic and evolving field...

In Foster Care: How to Fix This Corrupted System, author Janet Solander presents stories of how Child Protective Services (CPS), Department of Family Services (DFS), and the foster system have failed the very children they are mandated to protect and hold safe. Solander shares heartbreaking incidents taken from the daily news as well as her own firsthand experiences as a foster parent. Only through public awareness is there any chance that the children in the system have any hope ...

Are you worried that your teen might be trying drugs and alcohol? Are you afraid that their future will be destroyed, along with your family and your finances? Do you know how to determine if they are using drugs or alcoholand what you should do if they are?Drugs and Your Teen offers a quick, easy-to-read, comprehensive guide that provides answersall the information you need to know for dealing with your kids and drugs. It offers step-by-step instructions in determining wh...

This book describes Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder), Diagnosis and Treatment and Related DiseasesA classic example of Dissociative Identity Disorder or Multiple Personality Disorder is the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (a Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886).While Dr Jekyll is a good kind doctor, his alternate personality Mr Hyde is a killer.Dissociative identity disorder, previousl...

When you or a loved one are diagnosed with a terminal illness, you wonder what can be done to make life easier and more meaningful during the remaining time on earth. In A Hospice Guide Book, author Dr. Curtis E. Smith shows how the concept of hospice, which emphasizes the important provisions of comfort care through the end-of-life journey, can help terminal patients die a comfortable, peaceful death with dignity.A resource for families, patients, and health care providers, A Hospice Guid...