Virus Transmission
4.1 INTRODUCTION TO VIRUS TRANSMISSION A minimum proportion of the virions produced in infected hosts must be transmitted to new hosts in which more virions can be manufactured. If this…
Viruses and Their Importance
1.1 VIRUSES ARE UBIQUITOUS ON EARTH Viruses infect all cellular life forms: eukaryotes (vertebrate animals, invertebrate animals, plants, fungi) and prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea). The viruses that infect bacteria are…
Assembly and Exit of Virions from Cells
8.1 INTRODUCTION TO ASSEMBLY AND EXIT OF VIRIONS FROM CELLS In this chapter we deal with the final stages of the replication cycle: assembly of virions and their exit from…
Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses
10.1 HISTORY OF VIRUS CLASSIFICATION AND NOMENCLATURE Virologists are no different to other scientists in that they find it useful to classify the objects of their study into groups and…
Epidemiology of Adolescent Substance Use
Summary by Kirstin A.M. Nackers, MD, Melissa C. Weddle, MD, MPH, and Patricia K. Kokotailo, MD, MPH CHAPTER100 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Melissa C. Weddle, MD,…
The Science and Clinical Uses of Drug Testing
Robert L. DuPont, MD, Bruce A. Goldberger, PhD, F-ABFT, and Mark S. Gold, MD, FASAM CHAPTER112 EVOLUTION OF DRUG TESTING Over the past five decades, drug testing technology has progressed…
Management of Stimulant, Hallucinogen, Marijuana, Phencyclidine, and Club Drug Intoxication and Withdrawal
Jeffery N. Wilkins, MD, FASAM, DFAPA, Itai Danovitch, MD, MBA, and David A. Gorelick, MD, PhD, DLFAPA CHAPTER46 STIMULANTS The acute effects of stimulants are attributable principally to increases in…
Co-Occurring Personality Disorders and Addiction
Summary by Stephen Ross, MD CHAPTER90 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Stephen Ross, MD, Jeffrey R. Guss, MD, and Erin Zerbo, MD INTRODUCTION Personality disorders (PDs) are…
Alternative Therapies for Alcohol and Drug Addiction
David Y-W Lee, PhD CHAPTER29 In view of the complexity of drug dependence and a limited number of effective treatments, it is conceivable that certain selected alternative pharmacotherapies may have…
