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 Destacam-se as seguintes publicações disponíveis para consulta no Centro de Documentação:

Anxiety and substance use disorders : the vicious cycle of comorbidity

Sherry H. Stewart, Patricia J. Conrod.

Springer Publishing Company, 2008

"Disorders of anxiety and substance use are, for some reason, rarely treated in an integrated fashion by professionals. This timely volume addresses this glaring omission with dispatches from the frontlines of research and treatment. Thirty-four international experts offer findings, theories, and intervention strategies for this common form of dual disorder, across a range of substances and of anxiety disorders, to give the reader comprehensive knowledge in a practical format."

Drugs, driving and traffic safety

ed lit. J.C. Verster... [et al.]

Basel : Birkauser 

"Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety gives a comprehensive overview of the effects of different medical conditions like neurological disorders, anxiety and depression and their pharmaceutical treatment on driving ability. In addition, the effects of alcohol and drugs of abuse are discussed. Leading experts present the different methodologies to examine effects of drugs on driving, and summarize the recent scientific evidence including epidemiological studies, roadside surveys, laboratory tests, driving simulators, and the standardized driving test. The volume includes guidelines of the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) and the ICADTS Drugs List 2007. Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety is written for physicians, psychiatrists and pharmacists who want to inform their patients who use psychoactive drugs.

 

 

Reflections on the concept of coherency for a policy on psychoactive substances and beyond

Richard Muscat, Brigid Pike and members of the Coherent Policy Expert Group

Council of Europe, Publishing Editions

 

"How are the problems associated with different psychoactive substances, illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco described? How is the nature of the "problem" shaped by research evidence, media coverage, cultural mores and social, economic and political considerations? To what extent does policy reflect a consistent approach to different psychoactive substances? What objectives do policies on drugs, alcohol and tobacco pursue? Do the structures in place support the co-ordination and/or integration of these policies?(...)"

 

   

 

Drug decriminalization in Portugal: Lessons for creating fair and successful drug policies

Glenn Greenwald – NY.

Massachusetts: Cato Institute, 2009

 

“On July 1, 2001, a nationwide law in Portugal took effect that decriminalized all drugs, including cocaine and heroin. Under the new legal framework, all drugs were “decriminalized,” not “legalized.” Thus, drug possession for personal use and drug usage itself are still legally prohibited, but violations of those prohibitions are deemed to be exclusively administrative violations and are removed completely from the criminal realm.”

 

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