Substance Abuse in the Mentally and Physically Disabled
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: July 27, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780824705879
Subjects: Addiction & therapy; Psychiatry; Psychology; Alcoholism (Psychiatric Aspects); Services For The Mentally & Physically Challenged (General); Medical / Nursing; Substance use; Psychopathology - Addiction; Neurology - General; Pharmacy; Medical / Cardiology; Dual diagnosis; Chronically ill
First sentence: Drug and alcohol abuse is an enormous societal problem due to individual suffering as well as associated disruption of families and communities through criminality and violence, lost productivity, and healthcare costs.