Addiction medicine : an evidence-based handbook /
Rastegar, Darius A.,1962-
Fingerhood, Michael I.,1960-
Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
c2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Addiction from a clinical perspective -- The medical interview: screening, confronting, and motivating -- Alcohol -- Sedative hypnotics -- Opioids -- Tobacco -- Cocaine and other stimulants -- Phencyclidine and hallucinogens -- Marijuana -- Inhalants: volatile organic compounds, nitrites, and anesthetics -- Anabolic steroids and athletes -- Prescription drug abuse -- Medical care for the addicted patient -- Psychiatric illness and addiction -- Special populations.
Substance abuse
Compulsive behavior
Evidence-based medicine.