Addiction and the Medical Complications of Drug AbuseSteven B. Karch, MD, FFFLM Extracted from the Drug Abuse Handbook, 2nd edition, to give you just the information you need at an affordable price. Addiction and the Medical Complications of Drug Abuse explores the physiological and psychological phenomenon of addiction including the nature of dependence, the dependence potential of drugs, and the i |
Contents
CHAPTER 1 The Principles of Addiction Medicine | 1 |
OpioidSpecific Prescribing | 9 |
Buprenorphine Maintenance Prescribing | 17 |
CHAPTER 4 Treatment of Withdrawal Syndromes | 23 |
CHAPTER 5 Replacement Prescribing | 33 |
CHAPTER 6 Management of Comorbidity | 39 |
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