Abuse and Misuse of Psychedelic Substances:

Abuse and Misuse of Psychedelic Substances: Its Implications on Health and Wellness is an abridged version of Substance Abuse and Substance Use Disorders: A Global Pandemic among Teenagers and youths: Implications for Counselling. This book revealed, to meet contemporary substance-related challenges. Substance/drug abuse with its associated physical, social and mental pathologies has become a global challenge. ‘Innovative Substances’ exposed in this book have added new dimensions to the problems of substances, especially socio-demographic boundaries. This author has, in this book, creatively classified Psychedelic substances in the most understandable typology for ease of reading and comprehension by his diverse target audience. The book dedicates each Section and Units to a class presenting their brief origins, Chemical Structures, forms, types, pathogenetic sequences, recognition of symptoms, and management of the abuse/addictions as well as their related disorders. The easy-to-read format of the book should make it appealing to readers. Professionals in the Social Sciences, Education, Health, and other Helping Professions will find the book highly valuable. Every family also needs to read and keep a copy.