Description The American Society of Addiction Medicine Handbook of Addiction Medicine is a practical, evidence-based guide to the identification and treatment of substance use disorders.
The American Society of Addiction Medicine is a professional Society representing over 3, 200 physicians and assoc.
He is the director of the Division of Chemical Dependence at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
He completed his internal medicine training and a chief residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
Michael Fingerhood attended college at Johns Hopkins University and medical school at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
He is also board certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine.
He is the medical director for the Chemical Dependence Unit at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
He completed his internal medicine training at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
About the Author Darius Rastegar attended college at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and medical school at University of Pennsylvania. org. asam.
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Chapters include practical tools and treatment protocols that can be used in outpatient and inpatient settings.
The handbook concludes with chapters on the medical care of patients with substance use disorders, psychiatric co-occurring disorders, special populations and ethical and legal considerations.
Substance-specific chapters cover pharmacology, acute effects and intoxication, withdrawal, medical complications and treatment.
This is followed by substance-specific chapters covering: alcohol, sedatives, opioids, tobacco, stimulants, hallucinogens, cannabinoids, inhalants, anabolic steroids and prescription drug misuse.
Produced by the largest medical Society dedicated to the improvement of Addiction care, it begins with screening and brief intervention and an overview of treatment.
Description The American Society of Addiction Medicine Handbook of Addiction Medicine is a practical, evidence-based guide to the identification and treatment of substance use disorders
