Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Name: Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Brand: Haworth Press Inc
Price: 131.87 EUR
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John Brick(Autor*in)

Haworth Press Inc

Erschienen am 3. Dezember 2003

Buch

Hardcover

352 Seiten

978-0-7890-1863-2 (ISBN)

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Beschreibung

A unique and comprehensive reference that no health care professional who encounters substance abusers should be without!

The Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse is a cutting-edge evaluation of the medical effects of the most abused drugs in America today. The contributors to this peer-reviewed book include leading experts in medical physiology, psychopharmacology, and neuropsychology. The book describes the most current research on the acute and chronic effects of alcohol, stimulants, inhalants, marijuana, and opiates on human organ systems and behavior. It will also help you explore and understand the prenatal effects of these drugs as well as tobacco and nicotine.

With the Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, you'll be well informed about the cardiovascular, neurological, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and hepatic effects of commonly abused drugs. The book also provides in-depth explanations of the mechanisms by which these psychoactive drugs exert their biobehavioral effects as well as current thinking about-and definitions of-abuse, dependence, and alcohol/drug use.

Here is a sample of what you'll find in this essential book:

basic information on alcohol, including definitions of alcohol use, abuse, and dependence

descriptions of the relationship between alcohol and accidental injuries, alcohol's effect on skeletal and major organ systems, and its effect on risk factors for certain cancers

an examination of the effects of alcohol and other drugs on neuropsychological function

an in-depth review of the effects of alcohol on neuron signaling, neurotransmitter function, and alcoholic brain damage and cognitive dysfunction

a comprehensive look at the fetal effects of alcohol

a clear review of the available information on chronic marijuana use's effects on psychological and physical health, including a fair and balanced discussion of the medical marijuana issue

a thoughtful and fact-filled examination of the consequences of opiate abuse and methadone pharmacotherapy, including a comparison of the effects of methadone and heroin on organ system function and dysfunction

a look at cocaine's history, the various forms of the drug, and the adverse effects of cocaine on cardiovascular, neurologic, and pulmonary systems

an exploration of the medical consequences of inhalants-a very broad category of abused substances ranging from nitrous oxide to gasoline-and how to treat their toxic effects

a review of the prenatal effects of nicotine, cocaine, marijuana, and opiates

explanations of much of the terminology that appears in the current literature on alcohol

Extraordinarily useful for physicians and other health care professionals, the Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse delivers specific information about a range of drugs not found in any similar book. Make it a part of your reference collection today!

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Inhalt

About the Author
Contributors
Foreword (Carlton K. Erickson)
Preface
Chapter 1. Characteristics of Alcohol: Chemistry, Use, and Abuse (John Brick)
What Is Alcohol?
Scientific Notation for Alcohol Concentrations
Defining Alcohol Use
Chapter 2. Medical Consequences of Alcohol Abuse (John Brick)
Overview
Alcohol and Accidental Injuries
Alcohol and the Skeletal System
Cancers
Alcohol-Induced Pancreatic Injury
Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury
Cardiovascular Diseases
Conclusions
Chapter 3. The Neuropsychological Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Rosemarie Scolaro Moser and Corinne E. Frantz)
Overview
Brain Impairment and Alcohol Abuse
Brain Impairment and Illicit Drug Abuse
Summary
Chapter 4. Effects of Alcohol Abuse on the Brain (Fulton T. Crews)
Overview
Ethanol Effects on Glutamate Receptor Ion Channels
Ethanol Effects on GABAA/Benzodiazepine Receptors
Changes in NMDA and GABAA Receptors During Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Withdrawal
Brain Damage in Alcoholics
Summary
Chapter 5. Neuroanatomical and Neurobehavioral Effects of Heavy Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (Tara S. Wass, Sarah N. Mattson, and Edward P. Riley)
Overview
Autopsy Studies
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies
Other Studies
Neurobehavioral Effects
Summary and Discussion
Chapter 6. Health Consequences of Marijuana Use (Alan J. Budney, Brent A. Moore, and Ryan Vandrey)
Respiratory System
Immune System
Cardiovascular System
Reproductive Function
Psychological Consequences
Cognitive Effects
Medical Marijuana
Conclusions
Chapter 7. The Medical Consequences of Opiate Abuse and Addiction and Methadone Pharmacotherapy (Pauline F. McHugh and Mary Jeanne Kreek)
Overview
Pharmacological Effects of Opiates: Death
Direct Medical Consequences of Opiates
Indirect Medical Consequences of Opiate Abuse and Addiction
Summary
Chapter 8. Medical Consequences of the Use of Cocaine and Other Stimulants (Aaron Schneir and Anthony S. Manoguerra)
Overview
History
Forms of Cocaine
Physiologic Effects
Adverse Effects of Cocaine
Other Stimulants
Chapter 9. The Medical and Developmental Consequences of Prenatal Drug Exposure (Karen K. Howell, Claire D. Coles, and Julie Kable)
Overview
Principles of Teratology and Behavioral Teratology
Maternal Substance Use and Developmental Impact: Tobacco
Illicit Drug Use: Cocaine
Marijuana
Opiates
Summary: Impact of Maternal Substance Use
Chapter 10. Inhalant Abuse (Paul Kolecki and Richard Shih)
Overview
History
Substances
Chronic Toxic Effects of Inhalant Abuse
Treatment of the Acute Toxic Effects of Inhalant Abuse
Treatment of the Chronic Toxic Effects of Inhalant Abuse
Summary
Index
Reference Notes Included

Contributors:
John Brick, PhD, MA, FAPA
Alan J. Budney, PhD
Claire D. Coles, PhD
Fulton T. Crews, PhD
Carlton Erickson, PhD
Corinne E. Frantz, PhD
Karen Kuehn Howell, PhD
Julie Kable, PhD
Paul Kolecki, MD
Mary Jeanne Kreek, MD
Anthony Manoguerra, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT
Sarah N. Mattson, PhD
Pauline F. McHugh, MD
Brent A. Moore, PhD
Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, PhD, ABPN
Edward P. Riley, PhD
Aaron Schneir, MD
Richard Shih, MD
Ryan Vandrey
Tara S. Wass, PhD

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