Cultural Issues in Addiction Medicine
Joseph J. Westermeyer, MD, MPH, PhDMarion Warwick, MD, MPH CHAPTER37 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■ DEFINITIONS RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE ■ CULTURE AND PATTERNS OF SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE ■ CULTURAL ASPECTS OF…
GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE
The Pharmacology of Inhalants
Robert L. Balster, PhD CHAPTER16 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■ DEFINITION ■ DRUGS IN THE CLASS ■ ABUSE OF INHALANTS ■ ABSORPTION AND METABOLISM ■ MECHANISMS OF ACTION ■ ADDICTION LIABILITY ■ TOXICITY/ADVERSE EFFECTS ■ FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS DEFINITION There…
Screening and Brief Intervention for Adolescents
Traci L. Brooks, MDJohn R. Knight, MD CHAPTER103 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■ SCREENING FOR USE ■ SCREENING FOR RISKS AND PROBLEMS ■ SCREEN-SPECIFIC STRATEGIES ■ SUBSTANCE USE SPECTRUM ■ FOLLOW-UP AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT ■ SUMMARY Medical…
Enhancing Motivation to Change
James O. Prochaska, PhD CHAPTER55 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■ THE STAGES OF CHANGE ■ USING THE STAGES OF CHANGE MODEL TO MOTIVATE PATIENTS ■ CONCLUSIONS What motivates people to take action? The answer to…
The Science and Clinical Uses of Drug Testing
Robert L. DuPont, MD, FASAMBruce A. Goldberger, PhD, DABFTMark S. Gold, MD, FASAM CHAPTER112 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■ EVOLUTION OF DRUG TESTING ■ THE SCIENCE OF DRUG TESTING ■ ON-SITE VERSUS LABORATORY ANALYSIS ■ CHOICE…
Physician Health Programs and Addiction among Physicians
Paul H. Earley, MD, FASAM CHAPTER41 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■ PREVALENCE ■ CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDICTED PHYSICIANS ■ DRUGS ABUSED ■ RISK FACTORS ■ ADDICTION COMORBIDITY ■ THEORIES OF ADDICTION AMONG PHYSICIANS ■ IDENTIFICATION, INTERVENTION, AND ASSESSMENT ■ TREATMENT ■ CONTROVERSIES…
Placement Criteria and Strategies for Adolescent Treatment Matching
Marc Fishman, MD CHAPTER105 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■ DEVELOPMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ADOLESCENT PLACEMENT ■ THE ASAM PATIENT PLACEMENT CRITERIA ■ CONCLUSIONS Although the fields of adolescent treatment in general and adolescent treatment outcomes research…
