Neurological Aspects of Substance Abuse

"Neurological Aspects of Substance Abuse" addresses aspects of substance abuse relevant to neurologists and other clinicians, including basic pharmacology, historical background, epidemiology, overdose and withdrawal, medical and neurological complications, fetal effects, and pharmacotherapy. Illicit drugs include heroin, methadone and other opioids; amphetamines, cocaine and other psychostimulants; barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and other sedatives; marijuana; LSD, mescaline and other hallucinogens; inhalants; phencyclidine; and anticholinergics. Licit drugs include ethanol, tobacco and caffeine. No existing book addresses substance abuse from a primarily neurological vantage or includes the topics listed above in one volume.