This respected text from the American Society of Addiction Medicine is valuable for all physicians and mental-health personnel who specialize in addiction medicine and who treat patients with addiction disorders. The chapters blend scientific principles underlying addiction with the practical essentials of clinical addiction medicine. Many of the contributors are affiliated with leading government agencies that study addiction and its science, such as the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The book will appeal to a wide and interdisciplinary range of professionals, especially those with interest or duties relating to addiction-related disorders, and in particular physicians seeking certification status via either the American Board of Addiction Medicine or the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

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SECTION 1

Basic Science and Core Concepts

• Drug Addiction: The Neurobiology of Behavior Gone Awry
• The Epidemiology of Substance Use Disorders
• The Anatomy of Addiction
• From Neurobiology to Treatment: Progress Against Addiction
• Understanding "Behavioral Addictions:"
Insights from Research

SECTION 2

Pharmacology

• Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Principles
• The Pharmacology of Alcohol
• The Pharmacology of Nonalcohol Sedative Hypnotics
• The Pharmacology of Long-Acting as Contrasted with Short-Acting Opioids
• The Pharmacology of Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Other Stimulants
• The Pharmacology of Caffeine
• The Pharmacology of Nicotine and Tobacco
• The Pharmacology of Cannabinoids
• The Pharmacology of Classical Hallucinogens and Related Designer Drugs
• The Pharmacology of Dissociatives
• The Pharmacology of Inhalants
• The Pharmacology of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids

SECTION 3

Diagnosis, Assessment and Early Intervention

• Screening and Brief Intervention
• Laboratory Diagnosis
• Assessment
• Environmental Approaches to Prevention

SECTION 4

Overview of Addiction Treatment

• Addiction Medicine in America: Its Birth and Early History(1750-1935) with a Modern Postscript
• Treatment of Heavy Drinking and Alcohol Use Disorders
• Integrating Evidence-Based Components into a Functional Continuum of Addiction Care

SECTION 5

Special Issues in Addiction Medicine

• Nonmedical Use of Prescription Medications
• Special Issues in Treatment: Women

SECTION 6

Management of Intoxication and Withdrawal

• Management of Intoxication and Withdrawal: General Principles
• Management of Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal

SECTION 7

Pharmacologic Interventions

• Medications for Use in Alcohol Rehabilitation
• Management of Sedative-Hypnotic Intoxication and Withdrawal

SECTION 8

Behavioral Interventions

• Enhancing Motivation to Change
• Group Therapies

SECTION 9

Mutual Help, Twelve Step, and Other Recovery Programs

• Twelve Step Programs in Recovery
• Recent Research into Twelve Step Programs

SECTION 10

Medical Disorders and Complications of Addiction

• Medical and Surgical Complications of Addiction
• Cardiovascular Consequences of Alcohol and Other Drug Use

SECTION 11

Co-occurring Addiction and Psychiatric Disorders

• Substance-Induced Mental Disorders
• Co-occurring Addiction and Affective Disorders

SECTION 12

Pain and Addiction

• The Neurophysiology of Pain and Interfaces With Addiction
• Psychological Issues in the Management of Pain

SECTION 13

Children and Adolescents

• Epidemiology of Adolescent Substance Abuse
• Preventing Substance Abuse among Children and Adolescents

SECTION 14

Ethical, Legal, and Liability Issues in Addiction Practice

• Ethical Issues in Addiction Practice

Appendices

• Appendix 1. ASAM Addiction Terminology
• Appendix 2. Screening Instruments
• Appendix 3. Crosswalks of the ASAM Patient Placement Criteria, Second Edition, Revised (ASAM PPC-2R)
• Appendix 4. Summary of the DSM Diagnostic Criteria
• Appendix 5. Summary of the ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria
• Appendix 6. Federal Schedules of Controlled Drugs

Appendices can be found on-line at the Solution site: www.principlesaddmed.com

Index