Titlebook: Drug and Alcohol Abuse; A Clinical Guide to Marc A. Schuckit Book 20005th edition Springer Science+Business Media New York 2000 alcohol.al

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Alcoholism: An Introduction,obably reflecting this preeminence of alcohol, there is a great deal of information available on the epidemiology, the natural history, and the treatment of alcohol-related disorders. Thus, alcohol is used in this text as a prototype for the discussion of other pharmacological agents. Information on

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Opioids and Other Analgesics,e synthetic, opiatelike drugs to the major opiates, including morphine and heroin. The generalizations made here apply to almost all prescription painkillers with the exception of the newer prescription anti-inflammatory medications. The material is also relevant to the newer opioid drugs, including

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Cannabinols,nnabinol (THC; the key active ingredient in marijuana and in hashish) include alterations in mood, toxicity for the lungs, and impaired driving abilities with subsequent accidents. Because, as a healthcare provider, you will be called on to give information about this drug to worried parents and to

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Hallucinogens and Related Drugs,he hallucinogens rarely produce schizophrenialike auditory hallucinations without insight in the context of a clear sensorium and, thus, are not truly “psychotomimetic.”. In fact, when hallucinations do occur at high doses of these drugs, they are usually visual in nature, most often involving light

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Phencyclidine (PCP),earance of this drug on the streets in the 1960s, use patterns have waxed and waned over the years, with large differences across cities.. Analogues of PCP were first introduced as general anesthetics in the 1950s (PCP as Sernyl or Sernylan, and ketamine as Ketalar, Ketaject, and Ketavet). In more r

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Glues, Inhalants, and Aerosols,confusion through disturbances in physiological functioning within neurons.. Although labeled as glues, solvents, and aerosols in prior editions of this text, in deference to the DSM-IV system, this update uses the more generic term of inhalants,. reflecting the ability of these substances to be adm

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Xanthines (Caffeine) and Nicotine,e of repeated and intense use results in frequent morbidity and (for tobacco) even a high level of mortality. Both of these substances are stimulantlike in their effects but are discussed here, rather than in chapter 5, because of their unique pharmacological mechanisms of action. The chapter deals

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