Hidden Addictions

A Pastoral Response to the Abuse of Legal Drugs

Richard L Dayringer, Bridget C MC Keever (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

116 Seiten

1998
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-0267-9 (ISBN)

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In Hidden Addictions: A Pastoral Response to the Abuse of Legal Drugs, you’ll find that beneath the gruesome, more public face of illegal drug abuse lies another less hideous, but just as destructive, layer of addiction--the addiction to prescribed drugs. In this revealing study, you’ll learn how you can confront the hidden malady of legal drug dependency in individuals and ultimately break its chokehold on a world already ravaged by complacency and social-systemic dysfunction.The only book of its kind, Hidden Addictions is a concise, readable pastoral perspective on the creeping epidemic of legal drug abuse. Its illuminating case vignettes show you the social roots of addiction and give you the spiritual and religious resources necessary to put you and your loved ones on the road to holistic recovery. Specifically, you’ll read about:

groups most at risk--girls, young women, and older women
types of drugs, including tranquilizers, sedatives, antidepressants, and painkillers
over-the-counter drugs and look-alike drugs
women and the pharmaceutical industry
recovery methods, including detoxification, family therapy, and couple counseling
spiritual resources and systemic reformIn a society already addicted to power, pleasure, and possession, you don’t always see the “warning buttons” being pushed. But this book shows that you can turn back the quiet tide of spiritual sickness and psychochemical dependency that’s sweeping the globe. So whether you’re a pastor whose congregation is suffering, a social worker administering to addicted clientele, or a campus minister, Hidden Addictions will give you the pragmatism and awareness you need to heal the wounded soul.

Richard L Dayringer

Contents
Foreword

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Problem
Prevalence of Legal Drug Abuse
Persons Most at Risk
2. Pills, People, and Process
Legal Drugs of Abuse
Dynamics of Addiction and Dependence
3. Sociological Roots of Addiction
The Addictive Society
Women and the Medical Profession
Women and the Pharmaceutical Industry
Growing Up and Growing Old
Health Care in the Addictive Society
Family in the Addictive Society
4. Spiritual Roots of Addiction
Existential Anxiety
Religion and Spirituality
Religion and Recovery from Addiction
Women and Religion
Religious Systems as Part of the Addictive Society
5. Pastoral Response
Caring for the Individual
A Recovery Program
6. Prevention
Systemic Reform
Religious Resources
Helping Individuals
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.2.1998
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 216 mm
Gewicht	210 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7890-0267-1 / 0789002671
ISBN-13	978-0-7890-0267-9 / 9780789002679
Zustand	Neuware