Addiction Medicine: An Evidence-based HandbookLippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005 - 321 pages This handbook provides practical and evidence-based guidelines for evaluating, treating, and managing patients with substance abuse problems. The opening chapters provide an overview of key clinical issues, strategies for interviewing, screening, confronting, and motivating patients, and various treatment modalities. A major portion of the book focuses on diagnosis, medical complications, and treatment of specific drug addictions. Chapters on smoking and prescription drug abuse are also included. Other chapters discuss medical care for the addicted patient, psychiatric illness and addiction, and substance abuse in special populations. Specific treatment protocols are provided and each chapter ends with annotated references to the literature. |
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... Cocaine and Other Stimulants 143 Background 144 Epidemiology 144 Drug Effects 146 Acute Effects 146 Overdose 146 Withdrawal 147 Diagnosis 147 Physical Exam 147 147 Laboratory Testing Medical Complications 147 Ear , Nose , and Throat ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Addiction from a Clinical Perspective | 7 |
Volatile Organic | 8 |
Overview of Addiction Treatment | 26 |
Addiction Treatment Research Limitations | 32 |
Alcohol | 36 |
SedativeHypnotics | 76 |
Opioids | 90 |
Neuromuscular Complications | 150 |
Phencyclidine and Hallucinogens | 165 |
Marijuana | 179 |
Compounds Nitrites and Anesthetics | 188 |
Annotated References | 203 |
OvertheCounter OTC Drugs | 217 |
Annotated References | 223 |
Appendix A DSMIV Criteria | 298 |
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The Addiction Medicine: An Evidence-Based Handbook Darius A. Rastegar,Michael I. Fingerhood No preview available - 2015 |