A revealing overview of the issue of drug addiction, including the treatment and the active role of the family unit. Discover the influence of drugs over time, in an era in which everything is fast-paced and immediate. The perspective of Eduardo Kalina, a prestigious psychiatrist and addictions specialist, is essential for analyzing one of the most complex issues affecting every country in the world.



Dr. Eduardo Kalina was born in Argentina in 1937, graduated with a medical degree from Facultad de Medicina (Faculty of Medicine) of the Universidad de Buenos Aires (University of Buenos Aires) in January 1961, and has been a specialist in psychiatry since 1975. Throughout his career, he has published more than 100 scientific papers in Argentina and several magazines worldwide. In August 2011, he was named "Master of medicine, psychology and psychiatry of addictions in Latin America" in Paraguay by APAMAD. Since 1994, he has been the Director of the Brain Center, an institution specializing in treating drug addictions, and a full member of Asociación Argentina de Psiquiatría Biológica (Argentinean Association of Biological Psychiatry). He has a Masters' Degree in Addictions from the University of El Salvador and the University of Deusto, Spain, and is a visiting lecturer at numerous institutions in the United States, Brazil, Venezuela and Mexico, among other countries.



Introduction

Brief history of the emergence of modern drugs

The mafias and their progressive connection to drugs

Drug trafficking, a booming business

Drugs in a robotized world

The importance of circular interaction What are psycho-bio-neuro-genetic-social-toxic substances?

The effects of drugs

The origin of ecstasy and its consequences

The legalization of marijuana and its effects

Emergence and situation of cocaine

Brief reference to alcoholism

Meaning of the word addict

Difference between dependence and addiction

Understanding addicts

Drug use in men and women

The profile of drug users

How do addicts express themselves?

The relationship between parents, children and drugs

Drugs and social discrimination

Is there a cure for addiction?

Pharmacogenetics, a close reality

Life after recovery

Some important points to consider

Conclusions

Brief biography of Dr. Eduardo Kalina