Network Therapy
Summary by Dmitry Ostrovsky, MD CHAPTER60 Based on “Principles of Addiction Medicine” Chapter by Marc Galanter, MD, and Helen Dermatis, PhD THE NETWORK THERAPY TECHNIQUE The network approach is useful…
Group Therapies
Dennis C. Daley, PhD, Antoine Douaihy, MD, Roger D. Weiss, MD, and Delinda E. Mercer, PhD CHAPTER56 Group therapies are used widely in the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs)…
Pharmacologic Interventions for Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Other Stimulant Addiction
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…
Opioid Maintenance Treatment
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,…
Pharmacologic Intervention for Sedative–Hypnotic Addiction
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…
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…
