Management of Stimulant, Hallucinogen, Marijuana, Phencyclidine, and Club Drug Intoxication and Withdrawal

Dec 12, 2016 by in GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE Comments Off on Management of Stimulant, Hallucinogen, Marijuana, Phencyclidine, and Club Drug Intoxication and Withdrawal

Jeffery N. Wilkins, MD, FASAM, DFAPAItai Danovitch , MD, MBADavid A. Gorelick, MD, PhD CHAPTER46 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■    STIMULANTS ■    HALLUCINOGENS ■    MARIJUANA ■    DISSOCIATIVE ANESTHETICS ■    INHALANTS ■    CLUB DRUGS ■    MDMA (“ECSTASY”) ■    GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE ■    HERBS OF…

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Screening and Brief Intervention

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Aleksandra Zgierska, MD, PhDMichael F. Fleming, MD, MPH CHAPTER18 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■    NATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNHEALTHY SUBSTANCE USE SCREENING AND TREATMENT IN MEDICAL CARE SETTINGS ■    SCREENING AND BRIEF…

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Therapeutic Communities

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Donald J. Kurth, MD, MBA, MPA, FASAM CHAPTER61 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■    HISTORY AND EVOLUTION ■    THE DAYTOP MODEL ■    FEATURES OF THE MODERN THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY ■    REFERRAL CRITERIA ■    CRITICISMS OF THE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY MODEL…

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Alternative Therapies for Alcohol and Drug Addiction

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David Y-W Lee, PhD CHAPTER29 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■    HERBAL REMEDIES WITH ANTIADDICTIVE POTENTIALS ■    TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL ACUPUNCTURE STIMULATION AS A NONINVASIVE ALTERNATIVE THERAPY FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE ■    OPIOID DETOXIFICATION WITH TRANSCUTANEOUS…

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The ASAM Criteria and Matching Patients to Treatment

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David Mee-Lee, MDGerald D. Shulman, MA, MAC, FACATA CHAPTER27 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■    SELECTING APPROPRIATE SERVICES ■    UNDERSTANDING THE ASAM CRITERIA ■    ASSESSMENT DIMENSIONS ■    LEVELS OF CARE ■    PLACEMENT DILEMMAS ■    RESEARCH ON THE ASAM CRITERIA…

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The Pharmacology of Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Other Stimulants

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David A. Gorelick, MD, PhDMichael H. Baumann, PhD CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■    DEFINITION ■    SUBSTANCES INCLUDED ■    FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USE AND ABUSE ■    HISTORICAL FEATURES ■    EPIDEMIOLOGY ■    PHARMACOKINETICS ■    DRUG–DRUG INTERACTIONS ■    PHARMACODYNAMIC ACTIONS…

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The Anatomy of Addiction

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Thomas J.R. Beveridge, PhDDavid C.S. Roberts, PhD CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■    PRIMER ON NEUROANATOMY ■    NEUROANATOMY OF DRUG REINFORCEMENT ■    NEUROANATOMY OF DRUG ADDICTION Multiple brain structures are involved in the addiction…

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Drug Addiction: The Neurobiology of Behavior Gone Awry

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Nora D. Volkow, MDKenneth R. Warren, PhD CHAPTER1 CHAPTER OUTLINE ■    ADDICTION: A DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER ■    NEUROBIOLOGY OF DRUGS OF ABUSE ■    NEUROBIOLOGY OF DRUG ADDICTION ■    VULNERABILITY TO ADDICTION ■    STRATEGIES TO COMBAT ADDICTION…

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