Cycling Fit or Women under the Influence

Cycling Fit

Author: Jamie Baird

With Lance Armstrong setting the pace, cycling is one of the world's fastest growing sports. Cycling Fit explains in detail how, as well as being a popular form of athletic competition, it's also an especially effective way for people of all ages to get in shape. In these pages, everyone from experienced cyclists to beginners getting ready to buy their first bike will find all they need to know about cycling fitness. Here's complete information about bike selection and maintenance; cyclists' clothing and accessories; exercise routines with mileages, speeds, and rest periods; and even guidelines on nutrition. And readers interested in taking cycling to the next level will find essential advice on performance training for triathlons and other types of organized competitions.

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Women under the Influence

Author: National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

This comprehensive and accessible book documents the physical and emotional effects of substance abuse in girls and women, explores the role of the advertising and entertainment industries in popularizing various substances of abuse, and discusses the way America responds to this enormous health problem.

Covering a broad range of substances -- nicotine, alcohol, prescription and illicit drugs -- the book addresses the unique reasons that girls and women smoke and abuse alcohol and drugs. It provides the most current information about the use of prescription and club drugs, key warning signs of addiction, and options for prevention and treatment. The book includes historical anecdotes and testimonies from recovering women.

Incorporating more than a decade of extensive research, Women under the Influence will help women, health care professionals, educators, and policy makers understand the scope of substance abuse in girls and women, the urgency of responding to the problem, the key points of intervention, and potential roads to recovery.

Library Journal

This first book by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse draws on more than ten years of research to illustrate how girls and women can become addicted to drugs and alcohol at faster rates than boys and men. Chapters on topics like smoking, alcohol, and prescription and illicit drugs contain eyeopening information on their negative effects on women's physical and mental health and on the history of these products and how advertising glamorizes them. The final two chapters offer practical suggestions for preventing substance abuse, e.g., tailoring treatment programs for women to take into account issues like child care and custody. Including extensive notes and an appendix of mostly organizational web sites that deal with the topics presented, this is an excellent starting point for patrons researching the topic, as it examines substance abuse in women of all ages. Recommended for academic, health sciences, and public libraries.-Rebecca Raszewski, Drexel Univ. Lib., Philadelphia Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Pathways to substance abuse among girls and women	1
Ch. 2	Women and smoking	18
Ch. 3	Women and alcohol	45
Ch. 4	Women and prescription and illicit drugs	73
Ch. 5	Pregnancy and substance abuse	103
Ch. 6	Getting over the influence	131
Ch. 7	Prevention and policy opportunities across the life span	164