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Transition Guide
Drugs and Society, Eleventh Edition
Glen R. Hanson, PhD, DDS; Annette E. Fleckenstein, PhD; Peter J. Venturelli, PhD
ISBN-13: 978-1-4496-1369-3 • Paperback • 576 Pages • ©2012
Main Updates
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Updated statistics throughout the text.
Updated figures and tables.
New features
o Family Matters discusses genetics and heritability of drug abuse elements.
o Prescription for Abuse focuses on social and personal issues that highlight the
problems of abusing prescription drugs.
Major Chapter Changes Are Listed Below
Chapter 1
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New interview excerpts throughout Chapter 1
Slang terms updated relating to drugs and drug use
New Figure 1.1 – U. S. Deaths and Likelihoods of Dying from Tobacco, Alcohol, and Illicit
Drug use
New drugs added and described in “Major Types of Commonly Abused Drugs”
 Prescription Drugs
 Synthetic Cannabis / “Spice” / K2
Here-and-Now “Persistence of Illicit Drug Use in the U.S., Rural-Urban Comparison, and a
New Drug “Making-the-Scene” (Synthetic Marijuana or “Spice”) has been updated to
reflect more current information
Here-and-Now “Current Global Status of Illicit Drug Use in Selected Countries” has been
updated
“Drug Use: Statistics, Trends, and Demographics” has been updated
New to 11th edition - Here-and-Now “Sources of Prescription Drugs Misused by Youths”
Table 1.3 – Trend Date on the Prevalence of Illicit Drug Use, 2003-2008 - updated
Table 1.4 – National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2008 – updated
Table 1.5 – Percentage of State and Federal Inmates Reporting Being Under the Influence
of Drugs at the Time of Their Offense, 2004 - updated
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Chapter 2
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Figure 1.2 – Percentage of U.S. Residents (age 12 or older) Reporting Lifetime Use of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illicit Drugs, 2008 – updated
Figure 1.3 – Past-Month Use of Selected Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 or Older, 2008
– updated
Figure 1.4 – Post Month Nonmedical Use of Types of Psychotherapeutic Drugs Among
Persons Aged 12 or Older: 2002-2008 – updated
New to 11th Edition - Figure 1.5 – Nonmedical Use of Pain relievers in Past Year Among
Person’s Aged 12 or Older, by State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2006 and
2007
Figure 1.6 – Past-Month Illicit Drug Use Among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age, 2008 –
updated
Figure 1.7 – Past-Month Drug Use Among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Race/Ethnicity,
2008 – updated
Figure 1.9 – Past-Month Illicit Drug Use Among Persons Aged 18 or Older by Employment
Status: 2007 and 2008 – updated
Updated:
 Nonmedical use of pain relievers
 Age patterns
 Racial and ethnic differences
 Gender
 Pregnant women
 Education
 College students
 Geographic area
 Criminal justice populations/arrestees
New Case-in-Point: “Real Drugs, False Friends”
“The Costs of Drug Use to Society” updated
“Drugs, Crime, and Violence” updated
“Drug Cartels” updated
New information on alcohol and marijuana use among 8th and 12th graders
NIDA definition of addiction added to section on defining addiction
New feature section: Do Genes Matter? – about genetics, mental disorders, and addiction
New section on drug abuse among people with mood disorders and depression
New/updated first hand accounts/reflections
Updated Case in Point: Specific Signs of Marijuana Use – a follow up interview from 2010
Chapter 3
 Updated information on the effect of TV/radio commercials have on prescription drug
practices
 New information on how drugs are scheduled/rescheduled/decontrolled
 New Here and Now on controlled substance schedules from DEA
 New Here and Now on Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010
Chapter 4
 New information on the cannabinoid system of the brain
 New feature, Family Matters: What about Genes?
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New feature, Prescription Drug Use: The “Spice” of Life
Updated Case in Point: Winning – But at What Cost? – now about Greg Landis
Chapter 5
 New information on vaccines to treat nicotine and cocaine dependence
 New section: “Pharmacokinetics And Drug Testing”
 New features:
o Prescription for Abuse: A Loaded Weapon
o Prescription for Abuse: A Deadly Mix
o Family Matters: Genetics of Metabolic Enzymes and Alcoholism
o Here and Now: Drug Results Can Be Flawed
Chapter 6
 New section: “Propofol, An Abused General Anesthetic”
 New features:
o Case in Point: Heath Ledger
o Prescription for Abuse: Too Much of a Good Thing
o Case in Point: Misuse of Propofol Causes Jackson’s Death
Chapter 7
 New section: “Drinking and College Students”
 New section: “Under aged Drinking”
 Updated information and statistics on dependence
 New section: “Medications for Dependence”
 New section: “Alcohol and Genetics”
 New features:
o Case in Point: Parents Must Just Say NO
o Family Matters: Asian Glow
Chapter 8
 New introductory interview
 New statistics on alcohol consumption in the US
 New statistics on underage and adult drinking
 New sections:
o Driving under the influence
o Education and alcohol use
o College students and alcohol use
o Employment status and alcohol use
o Wet and Dry cultures
 Updated Case in Point: Lower the Legal Drinking Age?
 New section/statistics on changes to college drinking culture
 Additions to section: “The Role of Alcohol in Domestic Violence”
 Updated Summary
Chapter 9
 Updated Did You Know? and Introduction
 New section: “Abuse of Prescription Opioid Painkillers”
 Lengthy addition to section on heroin abuse
 New section: “Tramadol”
 Revised Discussion Questions
 New features:
o Prescription for Addiction: What Makes People Vulnerable?
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o Case in Point: Heroin Addiction: Not a Funny Matter
Chapter 10
 Updated section on current misuse of amphetamines
 Updated section on treatment
 New sections:
o Performance Enhancers
o Stimulant Production
o Stimulant Trafficking
o Global Stimulant Consumption
o Global Drug Policy
 Addition to section on tea
 New features:
o Here and Now: Meth and Crime
o Here and Now: Agassi Admits Using Meth
o Prescription for Abuse: Colleges are Laboratories for Drug Neuroenhancing
Chapter 11
 Statistics heavily updated
 New sections:
o Cigarette Smoking: A Costly Addiction
o Electronic Cigarettes
o Benefits of Cessation
o Varenicline and Bupropion
 New information on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
 Here and Now: What is Tobacco Smoke? – heavily revised
 New - Here and Now: Taxing Cigarettes
Chapter 12
 Updated sections:
o Self-Reflection
o Jimsonweed
o Dextromethorphan
 New features:
o Case in Point: PCP Use Can Mean Violent Trouble
o Prescription for Abuse: Cough Medicine Abuse, Nothing to Be Sneezed At
o Updated - Case in point: Jimsonweed Toxicity in Maryland
Chapter 13
 Additional interviews
 Updated statistics on the current use of marijuana
 New feature:
o Case in Point: A Letter to an Editor: No Valid Reason to Ban Marijuana
 Updated:
o Holding the Line: “State Currently Allowing the Sale of Medical Marijuana While
Cannabis Buyers’ Clubs Are Not Fully Legal”
 New sections:
o Effects on the Brain
o Effects on the Respiratory System: Vaporizing Marijuana
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Chapter 14
 New sections:
o Legislation
o Treatment
 Heavily updated sections:
o Dangers of Inhalant Abuse
Chapter 15
 “Prescription Drug Abuse” section - heavily updated/new material and statistics
 Added: Guidelines from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) that explain how
to manage these extra drugs
 New feature:
o Prescription for Abuse: Invitation for Prescription Abuse
Chapter 16
 Chapter title changed to Drug Use In Subcultures of Special Populations (previously Drug Use
Within Major Subcultures)
 New information on steroid use of Alex Rodriguez
 New sections:
o Laws Intended to Stop the Use of Performance-Enhancing Steroids in Professional Sports
o Consequences of Underage Drug Use
o Major US Statistics and Trends in Specific Populations Living with HIV/AIDS
o Homosexuals and Injection Drug Users
o Women
 New treatment statistics
 “Current Changes in Teen Drug Use Cause Concern” section – additional material added
 Update on HIV/AIDS treatment
Chapter 17
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Additional interviews
All new statistics in “How Serious Is the Problem of Drug Dependence?”
Revised “Prevention Research – Key Findings” section
Additional material on CADCA: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
Revised DARE section
Extended “Drug Courts” section
Chapter 18
 Expanded “Principles of Treatment” section
 New sections:
o Co-morbidity
o Motivational Enhancement Therapies
o Individualized Drug Counseling
o Naloxone and Naltrexone
o Buprenorphine
 New Features:
o Here and Now: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
o Here and Now: Schizophrenia and Cigarette Smoking: Self Medication or Shared Brain
Circuitry
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