The essential newly-expanded reference that needs to be on the desk of every health care professional who encounters substance abusers. Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Second Edition is the newly-updated classic reference text that provides even more detailed and expanded information on the pharmacological, toxicological, and neuropsychological consequences of alcohol and drug abuse. Written by leading experts in the fields of medical physiology, psychopharmacology, and neuropsychology, this valuable resource provides the detailed alcohol and drug information health professionals in all fields need to know.
Key Features
- Includes eight new chapters of crucial information.
- Reviews of the cardiovascular, neurological, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, psychological, and hepatic effects of commonly abused drugs.
- In-depth explanations of the mechanisms by which psychoactive drugs exert their biobehavioral effects.
- Current thinking about—and definitions of—abuse, dependence, and alcohol/drug use.
Additional Information
Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Second Edition greatly expands on the expert information provided in the first edition. It includes vital information on:
- Alcohol, including definitions of alcohol use, abuse, and dependence.
- 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.
- Effects of alcohol and other drugs on neuropsychological function.
- The effects of alcohol on neuron signaling, neurotransmitter function, and alcoholic brain damage and cognitive dysfunction.
- Fetal alcohol effects.
- Chronic effects of marijuana use on psychological and physical health.
