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The Substance Abuse Handbook succinctly presents the most clinically relevant information from Lowinson, Ruiz, Millman and Langrod's Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook, Fourth Edition. In a user-friendly format, this portable handbook provides all the information health care professionals need to diagnose and treat addictive disorders and associated medical conditions. Major sections cover etiological factors, substances of abuse, compulsive and addictive behaviors, evaluation and diagnostic classification, treatment modalities, management of associated medical conditions, substance abuse in children, adolescents, and the elderly, women's issues, special groups and settings, models of prevention, training and education, and policy issues.

Etiologic factors	p. 1
Determinants of substance abuse and dependence	p. 3
Substances of abuse	p. 19
Alcohol	p. 20
Opiates	p. 31
Cocaine	p. 42
Marijuana	p. 53
Amphetamines and other stimulants	p. 63
Sedative-hypnotics	p. 72
Hallucinogens	p. 82
Phencyclidine	p. 92
Inhalants	p. 102
MDMA/designer drugs	p. 113
Nicotine	p. 123
Caffeine	p. 134
Anabolic-androgenic steroids	p. 145
Compulsive and addictive behaviors	p. 155
Eating disorders	p. 156
Pathologic gambling	p. 168
Sexual addiction	p. 178
Evaluation and diagnostic classification	p. 191
Classification, diagnosis, and diagnostic laboratory	p. 192
Treatment modalities	p. 203
Detoxification	p. 204
Methadone treatment	p. 215
Buprenorphine for treatment of opioid addiction	p. 225
Alternative pharmacotherapies for opioid addiction	p. 231
Acupuncture	p. 240
Individual psychotherapy	p. 250
Group therapy	p. 262
Family/couples approaches to treatment engagement and therapy	p. 274
Cognitive and behavioral therapy	p. 285
Alcoholics anonymous	p. 294
The therapeutic community	p. 304
Network therapy	p. 313
Faith-based approaches	p. 323
Relapse prevention	p. 332
Treatment in prisons and jails	p. 341
Management of associated medical conditions	p. 353
Maternal and neonatal effects of alcohol and drugs	p. 354
Medical complications of drug use	p. 366
HIV infection and aids	p. 376
Acute and chronic pain	p. 389
Substance use disorders in individuals with co-occurring psychiatric disorders	p. 401
Life cycle	p. 411
Substance abuse and the life cycle : children, adolescents, and elderly individuals	p. 412
Women's issues	p. 423
Alcohol and drugs among women	p. 424
Special groups/settings	p. 437
Disability and rehabilitation issues	p. 438
The workplace and methadone advocacy	p. 450
Physicians and other health professionals	p. 459
Models of prevention	p. 469
Public health approach to the prevention of substance abuse	p. 470
Training and education	p. 481
Medical education and clinical personnel training	p. 482
Forensics	p. 494
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The Substance Abuse Handbook

The Substance Abuse Handbook

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