The monograph examines the problems of drug addiction that have developed in modern society. The distinctive features of the science of sobriology are revealed in detail. A broad history of sobriety in different countries of the world is presented. The laws and regularities of sobriology are disclosed. The interdepartmental nature of solving the alcohol–tobacco–drug problem is shown. The causes, factors, and pretexts for the alcoholization and drug addiction of any society are considered. The advantage of a sober lifestyle in all its aspects is asserted.
Contents:
Preface
Chapter 1. History of drug addiction
1.1. History of alcohol
1.2. History of tobacco
1.3. History of illegal drugs
1.4. History of illegal drugs in Russia
Chapter 2. History of sobriety
2.1. The sobriety movement and anti-alcohol policy in Russia
2.2. International sobriety movement and systems of prohibition
Chapter 3. Sobriology as a science
3.1. Basic concepts of sobriology
3.2. The development of sobriology as a science
3.3. Object and subject of sobriology
3.4. The functional model of a person’s psyche and the components of their health.
3.5. The connection between sobriology and other sciences
Chapter 4. Laws and regularities of sobriology
Chapter 5. Theories about the causes of using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
5.1. The concept of cause and causality
5.2. Scientific ideas about the causes of using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
5.3. Discrete levels of alcoholization of the population
5.4. Alcoholic “point of no return”
5.5. Alcohol and supermortality
5.6. Alcohol and fertility
5.7. Alcohol and the birth of defective (degenerative) offspring.
Chapter 6. Theories of dependence on tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
6.3. A single algorithm of chemical dependencies
6.3.1. Constructive elements of dependencies
6.3.2. Unity of mechanism and result of all types of dependencies
6.3.4. Stages in the development of dependencies on drugs
6.4. Crisis of modern narcology
6.5. The G. A. Shichko theory and the way out of the dead end
6.6. Other theories of chemical dependence
6.7. Non-chemical dependencies
Chapter 7. Medical and socio-political consequences of using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
7.1. Alcohol and the consequences of its use
7.1.2. Consequences of alcohol use for the central nervous system
7.1.3. Consequences of alcohol use for reproductive organs and the gene pool
7.1.4. The effect of alcohol on the development of cardiovascular diseases
7.1.5. Other consequences of alcohol use for the body
7.1.6. Features of alcohol’s influence on children and adolescents
7.1.8. Small doses of alcohol
7.2. Tobacco and the consequences of its use
7.2.1. The effect of smoking tobacco on the development of cardiovascular and cancer diseases, bronchitis
7.2.2. The effect of smoking tobacco on reproductive function and the gene pool
7.2.3. The effect of passive smoking tobacco on health
7.2.4. Other consequences of smoking tobacco on health
7.2.5. Electronic cigarettes
7.3. Illegal drugs and the consequences of their use
CHAPTER 8. Myths about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
8.1. Myths about alcohol
8.2. Myths about smoking
8.3. Myths about illegal drugs.
CHAPTER 9. Sobriety policy.
Main terms and concepts used in sobriology
Additional literature
Information about the authors