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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!
Contents
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
