Pharmacologic Aspects of Addiction. Basic principles of drug use. The stimulant drugs. The depressant drugs. The psychedelic drugs. The inhalants. Treatment Addiction: From Intervention to Recovery. The treatment process. The recovery process. Defense mechanisms: living with trauma. The intervention process. Adolescent addiction. Dual diagnosis: dual disorders. Treatment, recovery, and medication. A special look at alcoholism. Final thoughts. Appendix: resources. Index.
Mim J. Landry is a medical writer specializing in addiction and psychiatry. His publications have appeared in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, the Journal of Psychiatric Research, the Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, Family Practice Recertification, and California Nursing Review. He is a co-author of The New Drugs: Lookalikes, Designer Drugs, and Drugs of Deception.
Mr. Landry was the Director of the Training and Education Project at the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinics in San Francisco where he worked for eight years. Mr. Landry is the Director of Editorial Services for Danya International, a Silver Spring, Maryland health communications company. In this capacity, he develops educational materials for healthcare professionals, such as online courses and similar products regarding substance abuse treatment and prevention, mental health treatment, and public health.
Professionals should scrutinize this volume as a resource for patients, families, and friends. This lucid guide for a lay audience covers basic principles of addiction, reviews various classes of drugs, and presents a comprehensive guide to treatment. Included are chapters on dual diagnosis and adolescent addiction. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
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