Environmental Humanities

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A brief history of population control
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A brief history of population control

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

This chapter begins with the discussion that our insatiable “Western” appetites for consumption are more urgent problems than overpopulation. The chapter ends reporting that 2020 … 10 $1.00 Add
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A Chance Encounter

A Chance Encounter

From: Fighting For Space

This chapter retraces the early years of activists Liz Evans and Mark Townsend. Also the inception of The Portland Hotel at Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, which later evolved into PHS Community … 22 $0.44 Add
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A Choice

A Choice

From: About Face

On Opioids. The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these … 5 $0.50 Add
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A Moment in Time

A Moment in Time

From: About Face

On Alcohol. The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these … 5 $0.50 Add
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A Poisoned Heroin Supply: The 2010s and 2020s

A Poisoned Heroin Supply: The 2010s and 2020s

From: Heroin

This chapter examines the opioid crisis, the poisoned illegal drug supply, and the increase in illegal drug overdose deaths in Canada during the 2010s and 2020s. 26 $2.60 Add
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A Question of Spirit

A Question of Spirit

From: About Face

On Alcohol. The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these … 8 $0.80 Add
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A Rogue Asteroid

A Rogue Asteroid

From: About Face

The readings in the second section of the book discuss other forms of addictions that are not narcotics based. These include sex, video games, gambling and social media. The readings in this … 8 $0.80 Add
About Face

About Face

Essays on Recovery, Therapies, and Controversies of Addiction in Canada

About Face: Essays on Addictions, Recovery, Therapies, and Controversies seeks to broaden the conversation around addiction in Canada. Featuring essays by a diverse group of writers, About Face … 424 View
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Absorbtion, Distribution, and Elimination of Nicotine

Absorbtion, Distribution, and Elimination of Nicotine

From: Wigmore on Nicotine and its Drug Delivery Systems

Chapter Two includes the following topics: Absorbtion – Distribution – Elimination – General Pharmacokinetics 32 $3.20 Add
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Addiction, Withdrawal, Smoking Cessation, and Public Health Measures

Addiction, Withdrawal, Smoking Cessation, and Public Health Measures

From: Wigmore on Nicotine and its Drug Delivery Systems

Chapter Seven includes the following topics: Addiction/Tobacco Use Disorder – Withdrawal/Smoking Cessation Measures – Public Health Measures 57 $5.70 Add
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Addictive Thinking and the Eating Disorder Mindset

Addictive Thinking and the Eating Disorder Mindset

Similarities and Discrepancies

From: About Face

The readings in the third section of the book discuss food related mental illnesses including body dysmorphia and eating disorders. The readings in this section include firsthand accounts from … 8 $0.80 Add
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Affective Neuroscience

Affective Neuroscience

From: The Biology of Wonder

This chapter probes the links between subjective experience, consciousness, and the body. 30 $3.00 Add
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An Evolutionary Perspective on Social-Media Addiction

An Evolutionary Perspective on Social-Media Addiction

From: About Face

The readings in the fourth section of the book covers the contemporary discourse surrounding addiction in Canada, and outlines a variety of possible paths forward for combatting addiction. 16 $1.60 Add
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Appendices

Appendices

From: Wigmore on Nicotine and its Drug Delivery Systems

The appendices include: Nicotine Timeline/ RICO Decision Against the Tobacco Companies/ Some Chemicals Found in E-Cigarettes and Their Health Risks/ Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence/ The … 3 $0.30 Add
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Back to Biology

Back to Biology

Peigenetics and Vestibular Regulation

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

Epigenetics simply means is how our individual genetics mix with all the potential influences in our individual environment. As we are increasingly learning, epigenetics are not only important, … 16 $1.60 Add