Substance Abuse : A Comprehensive Textbook (4th ed)

The premier text on substance abuse and addictive behaviors is now in its updated and expanded Fourth Edition, with up-to-the-minute insights from more than 150 experts at the front lines of patient management and research.

This edition features expanded coverage of the neurobiology of abused substances, new pharmacologic therapies for addictions, and complete information on "club drugs such as Ecstasy.

New sections focus on addiction in children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly and women's health issues, including pregnancy.

The expanded behavioral addictions section now includes hoarding, shopping, and computer/Internet abuse.

FEATURES: Organized in sections for easy navigability Thorough coverage of every major drug of abuse, from neurobiology to management Section on ethnic populations Well-known editors NEW TO THIS EDITION: More hard-core scienceueg.Neurobiology of nicotine and marijuana Section on addiction and women's issues, such as the effect of alcohol and drugs in pregnancy Coverage of new drug therapies for addictions Section on life cycles and addictions Expansion of behavioral addictions to include hoarding, shopping, computer/Internet Coverage of "Club drugs such as Ecstasy Enlarged print siz