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Drug Use and Misuse: A Community Health Perspective
Christy N. Bazan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Brandi Barnes, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ryan Santens, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Emily Verone, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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ISBN 13: 9781946011152
Publisher: University of Illinois Library - Urbana
Language: English
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CC BY-NC
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The book covers an appropriate amount of content for a general undergraduate audience. read more
The book covers an appropriate amount of content for a general undergraduate audience.
Some chapters are very thorough and well-written. The chapter on social determinants of health is a particularly strong example. Other chapters have errors, oversimplifications, or omissions that leave the reader poorly informed. This is a particular issue with the pharmacology of drugs and related content.
While data on drug use and misuse will evolve, the general trends are unlikely to change significantly in the next several years. Updates of this sort can be easily and quickly done.
The book is written in very accessible language. While this is a strength, it also contributes to some of the oversimplifications discussed previously.
In general, the text is internally consistent. One glaring exception to this, however, was that the use of the word "drug" was given broad context in the opening chapter, but then (without explanation) the text switched to mainly using "drug" to mean drug of abuse. Since this was the central topic of the book, this was problematic.
Chapter selections are logical and each one can be consumed in a single sitting.
In general, it flowed well. A couple chapters could be resequenced to introduce the drugs and addiction before discussing social determinants...but these are fairly minor issues.
Numerous links to external sites. The ones that I tested worked well.
A few minor errors but none that detracted significantly from the text.
Appropriately contextualizes addiction in the social and health contexts that are relevant. Discusses racial and socioeconomic data in a sensitive way.
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The book provided excellent information and additional resources to identify drugs, legal and illegal, their effects on the body and brain and addictive tendencies associated with each. The demographics of the drug user and the effects the... read more
The book provided excellent information and additional resources to identify drugs, legal and illegal, their effects on the body and brain and addictive tendencies associated with each. The demographics of the drug user and the effects the particular drug has on the local community is also explored.
I found no errors in the text.
The drugs that are explored in the text seem relevant and current. The book is excellent it the way it incorporates videos, slides, charts, and real-life stories in addition to regular assessments throughout. I would think one would need to validate all of the online links to make sure they stay current, but it made for a very engaging study experience.
I felt the book defined well the terminology that was associated with each chapter. I did not find any places where I felt unusual jargon or undefined terms were mentioned. Links were provided so that definitions could be further studied.
The book was consistent with the terminology used throughout all of the chapters - defining terms as needed. Also, the framework for the course was consistent for all chapters and included important sections such as "critical thinking", "check your knowledge", "supplemental resources", and "references" for each chapter.
The book was very well organized into chapters that were logically presented. It would be easy to consume this information in smaller chunks using the individual chapter design. Pertinent information for the topic of the chapter is covered.
I liked the organization of this book. Not only were the chapters presented logically, but they all included embedded online explanations of different types (which loaded in a separate tab so as not to disrupt the reading). These links included videos, charts, links to laws, information from the Centers for Disease Control (supporting different learning styles), several different types of assessments, an answer key, supplemental resources, and references within each chapter. This organized fashion continued throughout all chapters of the book.
The book included many images - all clear. The additional resources loaded in a separate tab so that the place for the reader in the book was not lost. The book was made available as a .pdf document that fully took advantage of Adobe's ability to navigate and included bookmarks for each pertinent place in the document.
I found no grammatical errors in the text.
The text discusses things like race and poverty as it relates to drug use. This information was presented in a matter-of-fact way that would, hopefully, not be offensive to a variety of races, ethnicities, and backgrounds.
I learned a lot and enjoyed the experience of this book. I think it would make a truly excellent textbook for students. The embedded online resources made for a very engaging reading experience. It was accurate, complete, well-designed into chapters, and included a wide variety of sources.
Table of Contents
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About This Book
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Introduction
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Drug Use and Misuse Overview
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How Drugs Work in the Body and the Brain
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Social Determinants of Drug Use, Misuse, and Involvement
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Gateway Drugs (Caffeine, Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana)
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Sedative Hypnotics, Psychotherapeutic Drugs, Psychedelics, and Hallucinogens
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Opioids, Stimulants, Depressants, and Inhalants
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Prescription Medication, Over-the-Counter Drugs, Dietary Supplements, and Appearance and Performance Enhancers
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Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment Models
Ancillary Material
Submit ancillary resourceAbout the Book
Drug Use and Misuse: A Community Health Perspective provides students with an introduction to the biological, psychological, and legal aspects of drug use and misuse through the lens of community health and discusses the impact of drug use and misuse on community health. The book contains eight distinct chapters addressing the background of drug use and misuse, including key terms, as well as an introduction to different categories of drugs including gateway drugs, opioids, and prescription drugs, and a conclusion that describes evidence-based prevention and treatment models. Originally developed for use in the popular undergraduate survey course “Drug Use and Abuse” taught at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the book is aimed at students learning about community health and the effects of drug use in a variety of contexts, such as survey courses for pharmacology, psychology, or public health.
About the Contributors
Authors
Christy N. Bazan is a Licensed Environmental Health Practitioner and Master’s Certified Health Educator. She has an MPH from Benedictine University in Health Education and BS in Environmental Health from Illinois State University. She has taught in higher education for over 25 years with primary interests in Community and Public Health and School Health Education. Her passions in the field include disease prevention, drug abuse prevention education, and contemporary health issues. When she is not teaching, she is engaged in her Community of Bloomington-Normal, IL, where she serves at the President of the YMCA Board. She loves cooking, golfing, walking, exercising, and spending time with family and friends.
Brandi Barnes is a Research Development Manager at the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute (IHSI). Her primary role is to work with faculty, administration, and external stakeholders to identify, expand, and support new initiatives aimed at reducing health disparities. She achieves this by facilitating collaborative research proposals and by organizing campus and community events, programs, and workshops. Dr. Barnes also serves as a program coordinator for the Community-Academic Scholars Initiative, where she mentors undergraduates during a ten-week community-based research experience. In addition, she works with the Health Sciences Data Analytics Core at IHSI to collect and analyze data for strategic planning. Brandi Barnes has a background in health promotion and health education program implementation and evaluation from her prior experience at a behavioral health treatment and research center. She earned her bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her doctoral degree is in community health with a specialization in health psychology. Her research areas of interest include preventing stigma in accessing mental health care services and barriers to treatment.
Ryan Santens, I am interested in adapting mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for a variety of target audiences and investigating the impact of participating in MBIs across a range of outcomes including psychological well-being, self-efficacy, creativity, resilience, performance and health behavior change. Broadly, my interests lie at the intersection of social work and public health applying strengths-based, participatory and culturally responsive approaches within an evidence-based framework to improve the lives of underserved populations in both urban and rural settings.
After graduating from University of Illinois in 2009 with her B.S., Emily Verone continued her education at Illinois as a graduate student in Community Health. During her master’s work, Verone taught several undergraduate Community Health classes and focused her graduate work on various food insecurities and rural health. After earning her Master’s degree in 2011, Verone went on to work as a Health Educator for Duval County Health Department in Jacksonville, Florida. With a desire to gain clinical experience, she completed nursing school at Jacksonville University earning a B.S.N. and M.S.N. Her area of expertise is emergency and medical-surgical nursing and is a Certified Emergency Nurse through ANCC. With a desire to practice in underserved communities, Verone applied for and was selected as a Department of Health and Human Services Nurse Corp Participant from 2012-2015. She has led several workgroups with a focus on improving patient care using evidenced based practice, advanced data collection methods, and electronic medical record tools. Other certifications include BLS, PALS, and ACLS.