192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Invaluable clinical and treatment information on the most powerful mind-altering drugs in use today. Compiled by two leading professionals from the renowned Haight Ashbury Clinic, the information is based on national and international studies undertaken at the clinic, as well as from 600,000 patient visits, a thorough review of practice and background as reported in the literature, and from their... Read more
Contents
Introduction
- Section I: The Nature of Psychoactive Drugs
- Narcotics/Analgesics
- Central Nervous System Depressants
- Central Nervous System Stimulants
- Psychedelics/Psychotomimetics/Hallucinogenics
- Narcotic Antagonists
- Psychoactive Drug Combinations
- Look-alike Drugs and Drugs of Deception
- Section II: Aspects of Abuse and Treatment
- Drug Abuse and Addiction: Why?
- Drug Scams: The Patient Hustler
- Continuity of Care: Program Function and Appropriateness
- Experimental Treatment
- Diseases Related to Substance Abuse
- Drugs and Pregnancy
- Bibliography
- Index
Biography
Richard B Seymour, David E. Smith
