Written to serve the needs of clinicians handling emergency problems, and the student seeking an introduction to abused substances, the fifth edition of this text offers a clinically oriented guide in the field of drug and alcohol abuse. This work continues to set the standard for substance abuse research. New features of the fifth edition include: a revision of approximately 70 per cent of the references with most citations from 1997-1999; important expanded material on pharmacology; an entire chapter on prevention has ...
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Written to serve the needs of clinicians handling emergency problems, and the student seeking an introduction to abused substances, the fifth edition of this text offers a clinically oriented guide in the field of drug and alcohol abuse. This work continues to set the standard for substance abuse research. New features of the fifth edition include: a revision of approximately 70 per cent of the references with most citations from 1997-1999; important expanded material on pharmacology; an entire chapter on prevention has been added; more in-depth coverage of substance-related pathology and treatment related issues; special attention is placed on the upcoming DSM-IV revision; and more information on co-morbidity with psychiatric disorders and genetics of substance use disorders.
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