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Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Second Edition

• By John Brick

• Price: $89.95
• Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
• Pages: 642
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 29th February 2008
• ISBN: 978-0-7890-3574-5

About the Book

The essential newly-expanded reference that needs to be on the desk of every health care professional who encounters substance abusers

The Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Second Edition is the newly-updated classic reference text that provides even more detailed and expanded information on the pharmacological, toxicological, and neuropsychological consequences of alcohol and drug abuse. Eight new chapters of crucial information have been added. Written by leading experts in the fields of medical physiology, psychopharmacology, and neuropsychology, this valuable resource provides the detailed alcohol and drug information health professionals in all fields need to know.

The Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Second Edition greatly expands on the expert information provided in the first edition. This text provides reviews of the cardiovascular, neurological, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, psychological, and hepatic effects of commonly abused drugs. The book also provides in-depth explanations of the mechanisms by which these psychoactive drugs exert their biobehavioral effects as well as current thinking about—and definitions of—abuse, dependence, and alcohol/drug use.

The Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Second Edition includes vital information on:

• alcohol, including definitions of alcohol use, abuse, and dependence
• the relationship between alcohol and accidental injuries, alcohol’s effect on skeletal and major organ systems, and its effect on risk factors for certain cancers
• effects of alcohol and other drugs on neuropsychological function
• the effects of alcohol on neuron signaling, neurotransmitter function, and alcoholic brain damage and cognitive dysfunction
• fetal alcohol effects
• chronic effects of marijuana use on psychological and physical health, including a fair and balanced discussion of the medical marijuana issue
• the consequences of opiate abuse and methadone pharmacotherapy, including a comparison of the effects of methadone and heroin on organ systems
• cocaine’s history, the various forms of the drug, and the adverse effects of cocaine on cardiovascular, neurologic, and pulmonary systems
• the medical consequences of inhalants ranging from benzene to xylene
• the prenatal effects of nicotine, cocaine, marijuana, and opiates
• terminology that appears in the current literature on alcohol

New topics in the Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Second Edition include chapters discussing:

• chemical dependency in psychiatric patients
• medical consequences of steroids
• OTC medications
• hallucinogens
• health effects of tobacco, nicotine, and exposure to tobacco smoke
• interactions of alcohol with other drugs and other medications
• periodontal effects of alcohol and drug abuse in the oral cavity
• imaging studies of structural brain changes

The Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for physicians, scientists, nurses, psychologists, and alcohol and drug counselors.

Table of Contents

• About the Editor
• Contributors
• Foreword (Carlton K. Erickson)
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Characteristics of Alcohol: Definitions, Chemistry, Measurement, Use, and Abuse (John Brick)
• What Is Alcohol?
• Scientific Notation for Alcohol Concentrations
• Defining Alcohol Use
• Chapter 2. Medical Consequences of Acute and Chronic Alcohol Abuse (John Brick)
• Introduction and Overview
• Alcohol and Accidental Injuries
• Alcohol and the Skeletal System
• Cancers
• Alcohol-Induced Pancreatic Injury
• Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 3. The Neuropsychological Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Corinne E. Frantz, and John Brick)
• Introduction and Overview
• Brain Impairment and Alcohol Abuse
• Brain Impairment and Illicit Drug Abuse
• Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 4. Consequences of Excessive Chronic Alcohol Consumption on Brain Structure and Function (Margaret J. Rosenbloom, Edith V. Sullivan, and Adolf Pfefferbaum)
• Introduction and Overview
• Cross-Sectional Studies of the Consequences of Chronic Excessive Alcohol Use on the Brain
• Cognitive and Motor Function: The Link to Neuroimaging Observations
• Longitudinal Studies: Prospects for Recovery with Abstinence
• Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 5. Effects of Alcohol Abuse on Brain Neurochemistry (Fulton T. Crews)
• Introduction and Overview
• Ethanol Effects on Glutamate Receptor Ion Channels
• Ethanol Effects on GABA_A/Benzodiazepine Receptors
• Changes in NMDA and GABA_A Receptors During Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Withdrawal
• Brain Damage in Alcoholics
• Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 6. Neuroanatomical and Neurobehavioral Effects of Heavy Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (Tara S. Wass)
• Introduction and Overview
• Autopsy Studies
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies
• Other Studies
• Neurobehavioral Effects
• Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 7. The Medical and Developmental Consequences of Prenatal Drug Exposure (Karen K. Howell, Claire D. Coles, and Julie A. Kable)
• Introduction and Overview
• Principles of Teratology and Behavioral Teratology
• Maternal Substance Use and Developmental Impact: Tobacco
• Illicit Drug Use: Cocaine
• Marijuana
• Opiates
• Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 8. Health Consequences of Marijuana Use (Alan J. Budney, Brent A. Moore, and Ryan Vandrey)
• Introduction and Overview
• Respiratory System
• Immune System
• Cardiovascular System
• Reproductive Function
• Psychological Consequences
• Cognitive Effects
• Medical Marijuana
• Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 9. The Medical Consequences of Opiate Abuse and Addiction and Methadone Pharmacotherapy (Pauline F. McHugh and Mary Jeanne Kreek)
• Introduction and Overview
• Pharmacological Effects of Opiates: Death
• Direct Medical Consequences of Opiates
• Indirect Medical Consequences of Opiate Abuse and Addiction
• Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 10. Medical Consequences of the Use of Cocaine and Other Stimulants (Aaron B. Schneir)
• Introduction and Overview
• History
• Forms of Cocaine
• Physiological Mechanisms of Cocaine’s Effect
• Adverse Effects of Cocaine
• Other Stimulants
• Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 11. Inhalant Abuse (Paul Kolecki and Richard Shih)
• Introduction and Overview
• History
• Substances
• Toxic Effects by Organ Systems
• Treatment of the Acute Toxic Effects of Inhalant Abuse
• Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 12. Medical Consequences of Anabolic Steroids (James Langenbucher, Tom Hildebrandt, and Sasha J. Carr)
• Introduction and Overview
• History and Pharmacology
• Medical Consequences
• Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 13. Health Effects of Tobacco, Nicotine, and E

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