Screening and Brief Intervention
Summary by Iliya P. Amaza, MD, MPH, Aleksandra Zgierska, MD, PhD, and Michael F. Fleming, MD, MPH CHAPTER18 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Aleksandra Zgierska, MD, PhD,…
Surgical Interventions in the Alcohol- or Drug-Using Patient
Daniel P. Alford, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM CHAPTER84 PERIOPERATIVE CARE OF THE ALCOHOL-DEPENDENT PATIENT The prevalence of alcohol use disorders is as high as 40% in emergency room and various…
Twelve-Step Programs in Addiction Recovery
Edgar P. Nace, MD CHAPTER69 Twelve-Step programs are a fellowship of men and women who offer their hope, strength, and experience to anyone desiring to not drink or do drugs….
Laboratory Diagnosis
Summary by Elizabeth A. Warner, MD CHAPTER19 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine“ Chapter by Elizabeth A. Warner, MD, and Emily Lorch, MD APPROACH TO DRUG TESTING Commonly used body…
Screening and Brief Intervention for Adolescents
Traci L. Brooks, MD, and John R. Knight, MD CHAPTER103 INTRODUCTION Substance use is one of the greatest health threats faced by American teenagers. Several professional societies recommend that clinicians…
Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Principles
Anne Zajicek, MD, PharmD, FAAP, and Lori D. Karan, MD, FACP, FASAM CHAPTER6 Addiction medicine is the application of pharmacologic principles to drugs of abuse. Drugs of abuse are used…
Pharmacologic Interventions for Tobacco Dependence
Summary by Robbie Bahl, MD, and Abigail J. Herron, DO CHAPTER53 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Richard D. Hurt, MD, FASAM, Jon O. Ebbert, MD, J. Taylor…
Management of Sedative–Hypnotic Intoxication and Withdrawal
Summary by Joseph Samuel Insler, MD CHAPTER44 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by William E. Dickinson, DO, FASAM, FAAFP, ABAM, and Steven J. Eickelberg, MD, FASAM SEDATIVE–HYPNOTIC INTOXICATION…
Legal and Regulatory Considerations in Opioid Prescribing
David Copenhaver, MD, MPH, Wesley Prickett, MD, and Scott M. Fishman, MD CHAPTER99 INTRODUCTION The American Institute of Medicine, in a landmark report entitled Relieving Pain in America, estimated that…
Substance-Induced Mental Disorders
Christine Youdelis-Flores, MD, R. Jeffrey Goldsmith, MD, DLFA PA, FA SAM, and Richard K. Ries, MD, FA PA, FA SAM CHAPTER85 Substance-induced psychiatric disorders are difficult to distinguish from traditional…
