1 online resource (ix, 57 pages) : color illustrations
Contents
Alcohol use: consumption and costs / Eric Appleby -- Alcohol use: society and politics / Eric Appleby -- Alcohol in the body / Alex Paton -- Definitions / Alex Paton -- Nature of alcohol use / Alex Paton -- Detecting misuse / Alex Paton -- Problems in accident and emergency departments / Robin Touquet -- Medical problems / Alex Paton -- Surgical problems / James Huntley, Robin Touquet -- Drug-alcohol interactions / John Henry -- Management of alcohol misuse in primary care / Geoffrey Smerdon -- Advice and counselling / Bruce Ritson -- Treatments / Bruce Ritson -- Resources / Bruce Ritson
Summary
Although doctors are mainly concerned with the physical or psychological problems of individual drinkers, the wider social consequences of alcohol misuse are just as important. Fully revised and updated, this fourth edition of the ABC of alcohol contains new sections on the impact of alcohol on Accident and Emergency departments and surgical practice as well as the potential dangers of the interaction of alcohol and legal and illegal drugs. This practical, well illustrated guide is an ideal reference for general practitioners and all health and social professionals who deal with people who hav
