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Drug and alcohol abuse : a clinical guide to diagnosis and treatment / Marc A. Schuckit.
LIBRA RC564 .S33 2006
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schuckit, Marc Alan, 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Substance abuse.
- Alcoholism.
- Substance-Related Disorders--diagnosis.
- Substance-Related Disorders--therapy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Substance-Related Disorders--diagnosis.
- Substance-Related Disorders--therapy.
- Alcoholism.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Sixth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Springer, [2006]
- Summary:
- Marc A. Schuckit's Drug and Alcohol Abuse has been a clinical mainstay for over a quarter century. Now the author's trusted expertise is available in a new Sixth Edition, thoroughly revised for content, updated references, and streamlined for increased usefulness.
- Schuckit combines his experience as practitioner, researcher, and teacher to give professionals and students across the health and mental health disciplines a working knowledge of drug-related pathology, beginning with pharmacology, drug mechanisms, and genetic factors. The Sixth Edition is as accessible as its predecessors, striking the right comfort level for the classroom or the emergency room.
- All material is organized for ease of use, whether the reader needs fast answers in a crisis, seeks new ideas for helping long-term patients or clients, or is just becoming familiar with the different drug classifications. This new edition offers expanded knowledge of a wide-ranging problem and a growing and clinically important population, and authoritative suggestions for effective care.
- Contents:
- 2 Depressants 41
- 3 Alcoholism: An Introduction 68
- 4 Alcoholism: Acute Treatment 112
- 5 Stimulants: Amphetamines and Cocaine 137
- 6 Opioids and Othr Analgesics 164
- 7 Cannabinols 192
- 8 Hallucinogens and Related Drugs 210
- 9 Glues, Inhalants, and Aeorsols 236
- 10 Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs and Some Prescription Drugs 248
- 11 Xanthines (Caffeine) and Nicotine 277
- 12 Multidrug Abuse and Dependence 304
- 13 Emergency Problems: A Quick Overview 320
- 14 Rehabilitation 334.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0387257322
- 0387257330
- OCLC:
- 63807408
- Publisher Number:
- 9780387257327
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