Substance Abuse in Adolescents and Young Adults : : A Manual for Pediatric and Primary Care Clinicians / / ed. by Donald E. Greydanus, Gabriel Kaplan, Dilip R. Patel, Joav Merrick.

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• MitwirkendeR: Anderson, Sarah Ann,; Bennett, David,; Berman, Jeffrey,; Bukstein, Oscar G,; Calles, Joseph L.,; Caulkins, Jonathan P.,; Dodich, Colleen,; Ellington, Aaron,; Findling, Robert L.,; Greydanus, Donald E.,; Greydanus, Megan M.,; Hawver, Elizabeth K.,; Hertzer, John L.,; Hirsch, Danielle,; Hsiao, Ray Chih-Jui,; Ivanov, Iliyan,; Johnson, Brandon,; Kaplan, Gabriel,; Kasunic, Anna,; Kleiman, Mark,; Lee, Michael A. C.,; Lener, Marc,; Liepman, Michael R.,; Merrick, Joav,; Miselis, Kristin A.,; Nash, Angela,; Nazeer, Ahsan,; Newcorn, Jeffrey,; Pancost, Sherry,; Paolello, Michael,; Patel, Dilip R.,; Patel, Shalin,; Pratt, Helen D.,; Rowles, Brieana M.,; Siedlarz, Monika,; Tareen, Ruqiya Shama,; Tarr, Andrew R.,; Toriello, Helga V.,; Varley, Christopher K.,; Williams, Amanda,
• TeilnehmendeR: Anderson, Sarah Ann.; Berman, Jeffrey.; Bukstein, Oscar G.; Calles, Joseph L.; Caulkins, Jonathan P.; Dodich, Colleen.; Ellington, Aaron.; Findling, Robert L.; Greydanus, Megan M.; Hawver, Elizabeth K.; Hertzer, John L.; Hirsch, Danielle.; Hsiao, Ray Chih-Jui.; Ivanov, Iliyan.; Johnson, Brandon.; Kasunic, Anna.; Kleiman, Mark.; Lee, Michael AC.; Lener, Marc.; Liepman, Michael.; Miselis, Kristin A.; Nash, Angela.; Nazeer, Ahsan.; Newcorn, Jeffrey.; Pancost, Sherry.; Paolello, Michael.; Patel, Shalin.; Pratt, Helen D.; Rowles, Brieana M.; Siedlarz, Monika.; Tareen, Ruqiya Shama.; Tarr, Andrew R.; Toriello, Helga V.; Varley, Christopher K.; Williams, Amanda.
• HerausgeberIn: Greydanus, Donald E.,; Kaplan, Gabriel,; Merrick, Joav,; Patel, Dilip R.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Health, Medicine and Human Development
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (401 p.)

The abuse of drugs and chemicals has become a problematic public health dilemma for the world's population and one that must be dealt with by parents, societies, clinicians, researchers, and even countries in the world. This book discusses the complex neurobiology that underlies drug addiction and reveals how these illicit chemicals disrupt central nervous system neurotransmission involving such neurotransmitters as serotonin, dopamine, and others. This manual reviews current understanding in drug interactions with neurotransmitter systems, neuroimmune signaling, current research on reward circuitry, and current medications used to treat drug addiction. It also discusses related topics such as drug addiction in females, co-morbid conditions, drug addiction in minority populations, prenatal drug exposure and others. The book covers new drugs of the 21st century and discusses such controversial topics as legalization of drug use. It also provides internet resources, treatment facilities by state, and parent support organizations. The importance of prevention of drug abuse is a key theme of the book.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Author Index -- Foreword -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: Substance abuse in adolescents and young adults -- Section I: Etiology and diagnosis -- 2. Neurobiology of substance use disorders -- 3. Genetic influences on substance abuse disorders -- 4. Essential diagnostic considerations -- Section II: Treatment -- 5 Psychosocial treatments for substance use disorders -- 6. General pharmacotherapy principles -- 7. Use of pharmacological agents for smoking cessation -- 8. Marijuana: Current concepts and conundrums -- 9. Primary care management of alcohol use disorders of adolescents and young adults -- 10. Opioids and prescription drugs -- 11. Illicit stimulant abuse in adolescents and young adults -- 12. Date rape drugs and hallucinogens -- 13. The role of the pediatrician and primary care clinician -- Section III: Special populations -- 14. Substance use disorders in adolescents and young adults: Comorbidity and treatment -- 15. Adolescent girls and substance abuse: Recent trends, risk factors, and consequences -- 16. Prescription stimulant and other substance abuse in college students -- 17. Sports doping by adolescent athletes -- 18. Prenatal drug exposure: Maternal and fetal issues -- Section IV: New challenges and policy -- 19. New drugs of abuse in the 21st century -- 20. Estimating the societal burden of substance abuse: Advantages and limitations of current methodologies -- 21. The pros and cons of legalization -- 22. Internet resources and treatment facilities -- Section V: Acknowledgments -- 23. About the editors -- 24. About the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University School of Medicine -- 25. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel -- 26. About the book series Health, Medicine and Human Development -- Index