| Summary: | The Pharmacology of Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse and Addictionis designed to assist the practitioner in the diagnosis andtreatment of alcohol and drug abuse and addiction in clini-cal practice. Cogent step-by-step formulae forconceptuali-zing alcohol- and drug-related problems characterize eachchapter. Specific syndromes and simple detoxification sche-dules are described and discussed within an instructionalframework aimed at providing answers to a wide range of cli-nical problems. Topics explored include the psychiatric con-sequences of alcohol and drugs of abuse and addiction; theneurochemistry of tolerance, dependence, and addiction;long-term recovery from the pharmacological effects ofaddiction to alcohol and drugs;
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