Medications for Use in Alcohol Rehabilitation
Summary by Daniel Eckroth, MD CHAPTER47 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Hugh Myrick, MD, Henry R. Kranzler, MD, Domenic A. Ciraulo, MD, Andrew J. Saxon, MD, and…
Pathologic Gambling: Clinical Characteristics and Treatment
Summary by Jon E. Grant, MD, JD, MPH, and Brian L. Odlaug, MPH CHAPTER39 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Jon E. Grant, MD, JD, MPH, Brian L….
Linking Addiction Treatment with Other Medical and Psychiatric Treatment Systems
Summary by Andrew O’Hagan, MD CHAPTER28 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Karran A. Phillips, MD, MSc, Peter D. Friedmann, MD, MPH, FASAM, FACP, Richard Saitz, MD, MPH,…
Moving Toward Integrated Care for Substance Use Disorders: Lessons from History and the Rest of Health Care
A. Thomas McLellan, PhD CHAPTER25 THE CONCEPTUAL AND HISTORICAL BASIS FOR THE EXISTING ADDICTION TREATMENT SYSTEM Over the past two decades, research evidence of significant genetic heritability and persistent brain…
The Treatment of Drug Addiction: An Overview
Andrea G. Barthwell, MD, FASAM, and Lawrence S. Brown, Jr, MD, MPH, FASAM CHAPTER24 GOALS OF SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT In the United States, over 11,000 specialized substance use treatment facilities…
Treatment of Heavy Drinking and Alcohol Use Disorder
Mark L. Willenbring, MD CHAPTER23 DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN TREATMENT APPROACHES Professional treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) supported by basic and clinical research is a relatively new field that for…
Addiction Medicine in America: Its Birth and Early History (1750–1935) with a Modern Postscript
William L. White, MA, and James F. Callahan, DPA CHAPTER22 THE BIRTH OF ADDICTION MEDICINE The roots of addiction medicine began not in a young America but in the ancient…
The Pharmacology of Dissociatives
Edward F. Domino, MD, and Shannon C. Miller, MD, FASAM, DFAPA CHAPTER15 DEFINITION (DRUGS IN THIS CLASS) Dissociatives should be distinguished pharmacologically and clinically from true hallucinogens. A simplified view…
The Pharmacology of Hallucinogens
Torsten Passie, MD, MA, and John H. Halpern, MD CHAPTER14 DEFINITION Hallucinogen is the most widely accepted term for a group of chemically divergent substances primarily used for their potential…
The Pharmacology of Nicotine and Tobacco
Summary by Coreen B. Domingo, DrPH, and Thomas R. Kosten, MD, MA CHAPTER12 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by John A. Dani, PhD, Thomas R. Kosten, MD, MA,…
