Controversies in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

List of contents

Editorial: The Support of Scientific Controversy 1. Epidemiology of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Intravenous Drug Abusers 2. Diagnosis and Management of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Intravenous Drug Users 3. Cocaine Update: From Bench to Bedside 4. Medical and Psychiatric Complications of Cocaine Abuse with Possible Points of Pharmacological Treatment 5. Is the Social Use of Marijuana Dangerous or Addicting? 6. Naltrexone: Its Clinical Utility 7. The Use of Psychotropic Drug in the Treatment of Compulsive Opiate Abusers 8. Prescribing Psychotropic Agents in Opiate Dependency: The Need for Caution 9. Prescribing Practices for Pain in Drug Dependence: A Lesson in Ignorance 10. American Opiophobia: Customary Under Utilization of Opioid Analgesics 11. Is Inpatient Rehabilitation of the Alcoholic Cost Effective? Con Position 12. The Effectiveness of Biological Markers to Diagnose Alcoholism 13. Is Social Drinking during pregnancy Harmless? There is Reason to Think Not 14. Is Social Drinking during pregnancy Harmless? 15. Controversies in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Information for Authors

About the author

Barry Stimmel

Summary

First published in 1986, Controversies in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse presents a collection of papers dealing with various aspects of alcohol and substance abuse. It covers crucial themes like -1) the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and heroin addiction; 2) the effects of widespread cocaine use etc.

Product details

• Authors: Barry Stimmel
• Assisted by: Barry Stimmel (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781032253701
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3225370-1
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction, Addiction & therapy, Psychotherapy, Social, group or collective psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Addiction and therapy, Psychological theory & schools of thought