David A. Gorelick, MD, PhD, DLFA PA CHAPTER52 There is no FDA-approved pharmacotherapy for stimulant dependence. COCAINE USE DISORDER Goals of Treatment Currently available “off-label” medications are considered to act…
Summary by Claudie H. Jimenez, MD, MS CHAPTER50 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Judith Martin, MD, Joan E. Zweben, PhD, and J. Thomas Payte, MD Since 1995,…
Jeffrey S. Cluver, MD, Tara M. Wright, MD, and Hugh Myrick, MD CHAPTER48 While the properties of benzodiazepines and barbiturates are similar, the relative safety and tolerability of the benzodiazepines…
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…
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….
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
