More people are being treated for substance abuse each year, creating a vital need for a practical, easy-to-use manual for addiction treatment providers. Addiction Medicine: An Introduction for Health Care Professionals, by Dr. Robert D. Lovinger, provides clear, authoritative guidance on current concepts of brain functions associated with substance abuse, early management and long-term treatment protocols, and effective psychiatric co-morbidity drug therapies with the goal to provide improved personalized treatments for patients suffering from addiction.
1. Section 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Section 2. A Brief Guide to High-Complexity Testing for the Detection of Common Substances of Abuse in the Urine and Useful Clinical Interpretation of These Procedures - p. 19 3. Section 3. Addiction Management Protocols - p. 31 4. Section 4. Addiction Management Protocols: Smoking Cessation Management - p. 59 5. Section 5. Addiction Management Protocols: Long-Term Medication Abstinence Options to Help Curb Substance Abuse Relapse - p. 65 6. Section 6. Common Substance Abuse–Associated Sexually Transmitted Diseases - p. 71 7. References - p. 79 8. Index - p. 87
More people are being treated for substance abuse each year, creating a vital need for a practical, easy-to-use manual for addiction treatment providers. Addiction Medicine: An Introduction for Health Care Professionals, by Dr. Robert D. Lovinger, provides clear, authoritative guidance on current concepts of brain functions associated with substance abuse, early management and long-term treatment protocols, and effective psychiatric co-morbidity drug therapies with the goal to provide improved personalized treatments for patients suffering from addiction.
1. Section 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Section 2. A Brief Guide to High-Complexity Testing for the Detection of Common Substances of Abuse in the Urine and Useful Clinical Interpretation of These Procedures - p. 19 3. Section 3. Addiction Management Protocols - p. 31 4. Section 4. Addiction Management Protocols: Smoking Cessation Management - p. 59 5. Section 5. Addiction Management Protocols: Long-Term Medication Abstinence Options to Help Curb Substance Abuse Relapse - p. 65 6. Section 6. Common Substance Abuse–Associated Sexually Transmitted Diseases - p. 71 7. References - p. 79 8. Index - p. 87
