Source Book of Substance Abuse and Addiction

Section 1 General concepts and approaches: what are substance abuse and addiction?; the epidemiology of substance abuse; cultural perspectives on substance abuse; substance abuse and family dynamics; substance abuse within the health care community; clinical evaluation. Section 2 Abused substances: alcohol; nicotine; cocaine; marijuana; opiates; sedative-hypnotics and anxiolytics; hallucinogens and phencyclidine; amphetamines; anabolic steroids; inhalants. Section 3 Issues: intrauterine effects of substance abuse; substance abuse and mental illness; impatient management issues and pain treatment. Appendices: summary flow chart of screening questions; substance abuse information card; CIWA-AR scale and interpretation; substance abuse jargon; general references for all abused substances; figure and table credits.