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…
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…
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,…
Laura M. Juliano, PhD, Sergi Ferré, MD, PhD, and Roland R. Griffiths, PhD CHAPTER11 Caffeine is the most widely used mood altering drug in the world. Caffeine is not associated…
David A. Gorelick, MD, PhD, DLFAPA , and Michael H. Baumann, PhD CHAPTER10 FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USE AND ABUSE Cocaine Cocaine is a tropane ester found in leaves of…
Summary by Eduardo R. Butelman, PhD, Elizabeth Ducat, ANP, Brenda M. Ray, MS, MPH, FNP-BC, and Mary Jeanne Kreek, MD CHAPTER9 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Lisa…
Summary by Faye Chao, MD CHAPTER2 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Rosa M. Crum, MD, MHS SOME EPIDEMIOLOGIC PRINCIPLES Epidemiology is the study of how diseases are…
Summary by Nora D. Volkow, MD, and Ruben Baler, PhD, NIDA, NIH CHAPTER1 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Nora D. Volkow, MD, and Kenneth R. Warren, PhD…
John J. Woodward, BS, MS, PhD CHAPTER7 DEFINITION Alcohols are a group of related chemical compounds that contain a hydroxyl group (−OH) bound to a carbon atom. The form of…
Yvonne H. C. Yau, MSc, Sarah W. Yip, MSc, PhD, and Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD CHAPTER5 Addiction is often described as having four defining components: (1) continued engagement in…
