| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction : addiction from a clinical perspective -- Screening and brief intervention -- General treatment principles -- Alcohol -- Sedative-hypnotics -- Opioids -- Tobacco and nicotine -- Cocaine, methamphetamine and other stimulants -- Hallucinogens and disassociatives -- Marijuana and other cannabinoids -- Inhalants : volatile organic compounds, nitrites, and anesthetics -- Anabolic steroids and athletes -- Prescription drug misuse -- Medical care for patients with substance use disorders -- Psychiatric co-occuring disorders / by Kenneth B. Stoller -- Special populations -- Ethical and legal considerations |
| Summary |
The American Society of Addiction Medicine Handbook of Addiction Medicine is a practical, evidence-based guide to the identification and treatment of substance use disorders. Produced by the largest medical society dedicated to the improvement of addiction care, it begins with screening and brief intervention and an overview of treatment. This is followed by substance-specific chapters covering: alcohol, sedatives, opioids, tobacco, stimulants, hallucinogens, cannabinoids, inhalants, anabolic steroids and prescription drug misuse. Substance-specific chapters cover pharmacology, acute effects and intoxication, withdrawal, medical complications and treatment |
| Notes |
Preceded by: Addiction medicine / Darius A. Rastegar, Michael I. Fingerhood. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005 |
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At head of title: American Society of Addiction Medicine |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Substance abuse.
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Compulsive behavior.
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Evidence-based medicine.
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Behavior, Addictive
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Evidence-Based Medicine
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substance abuse.
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addiction.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Compulsive behavior
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Evidence-based medicine
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Substance abuse
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction
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Fiction.
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Romans.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fingerhood, Michael I., 1960- author.
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American Society of Addiction Medicine.
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| LC no. |
2015005771 |
| ISBN |
9780190214654 |
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0190214651 |
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