A Handbook on Drug and Alcohol Abuse: The Biomedical Aspects

by James H. Woods, Frederick G. Hofmann, Gail Winger, et al.

Book Overview

A comprehensive source of pharmacological and medical information drug abuse, this acclaimed text has been thoroughly revised and updated. Two new chapters have been added, one on cocaine, the other on nicotine and tobacco. Detailed, well-organized and authoritative, this text emphasizes important similarities and differences among patterns of drug use, and offers a clear and critical survey of a wide range of experimental and clinical studies. All major drugs of abuse are covered. The medical diagnosis and pharmacological management of drug abuse are considered, and the book concludes with a discussion of legal aspects.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019506397X
• ISBN13: 9780195063974
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A must have for clinicians

This is absolutely necessary for anyone who works in clinical or research settings regarding drugs of abuse. The biological explanations of drug action are written for entry level understanding of neuroscience; indeed, the entire text is very accessible and friendly. Some of the groupings of the drugs seem strange (e.g., including ketamine with the club drugs), but this is bound to happen-the drugs abused today are difficult to classify sometimes! A great read-a true must have.