Drug Abuse and Addiction in Medical Illness. Causes, Consequences and Treatment

ABOUT THIS BOOK

• Discusses how drug abuse can cause or enhance the progress of the disease or disorder
• Shows how, for some diseases, drug abuse can cause or enhance the progress of disease
• Contents cover virtually every topic in the subject area

Drug abuse and addiction are common in clinical practice. Often they interfere with patient treatment or require an alternative approach. Drug Abuse and Addiction in Medical Illness: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment is a major contribution to the literature, a gold standard title offering a comprehensive range of topics for those who care for patients with addiction, conduct research in this area, or simply have an interest in the field. Offering state-of-the-art information for all those working with drug abusing or addicted patients, or for those interested in this topic from other research perspectives, the volume is a first of its kind book -- rich, comprehensive, yet focused, addressing the needs of the very active theoretical, basic, and clinical research in the field. Comprised of 46 chapters organized in four sections and developed by the leading international experts, Drug Abuse and Addiction in Medical Illness: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment covers virtually every core, as well as contemporary, topic on addiction, from the established theories to the most modern research and development in the field. Enhancing the educational value of the volume, every chapter includes an abstract and two boxes summarizing learning objectives and directions for future research. Drug Abuse and Addiction in Medical Illness: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment discusses the topic in a authoritative, systematic manner and is an indispensable reference for all clinicians and researchers interested in this rapidly changing field.

Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Related subjects » Anesthesiology - Internal Medicine - Medicine - Neurology

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. Epidemiology and trends in drug abuse
  Van Laar MW
• 2. The role of inhibitory control in drug abuse
  Fillmore MT
• 3. Automatic and controlled processes in the pathway from drug abuse to addiction
  Field M, Wiers RW
• 4. Personality and Substance Misuse: Evidence for a Four-Factor Model of Vulnerability
  Castellanos-Ryan N, Conrod PJ
• 5. Compulsive drug use and brain reward systems
  Hollander JA, Kenny PJ
• 6. Animal models in addiction research
  Belin D, Dalley JW
• 7. Genetic contributions to individual differences in vulnerability to addiction and abilities to quit
  Uhl GR, Drgon T
• 8. Pharmacological treatment of drug abuse and addiction in medical illness
  Elkashef A, Montoya I

SECTION II: DRUGS OF ABUSE

• 9. Alcohol
  Goudriaan AE, Sher KJ
• 10. Nicotine
  Litvin EB, Ditre JW, Heckman BW, Brandon TH
• 11. Cannabis
  Jager G
• 12. Cocaine
  Daamen AP, Penning R, Brunt T, Verster JC
• 13. Ecstasy and LSD
  Parrott AC
• 14. Inhalants
  Ridenour TA, Howard MO
• 15. Ketamine
  Wolff K
• 16. Prescription drug misuse across the lifespan: A developmental perspective
  McLarnon ME, Barrett SP, Monaghan TL, Stewart SH
• 17. Anxiolytics and Sedatives
  Bond AJ, Lader MH
• 18. Opiates and other pain killers
  Ballantyne JC
• 19. Anabolic steroids
  Pope HG Jr., Kanayama G

SECTION III: DRUG ABUSE IN MEDICAL ILLNESS

• 20. Anxiety Disorders
  Brady KT, Conrod PJ
• 21. Depression and bipolar disorder
  Mackie CJ, Conrod PJ, Brady KT
• 22. ADHD
  Carpentier P-J
• 23. Autism and Alcoholism’s Genetic Overlap
  Miles JH, McCarthy DM
• 24. Personality disorders
  Van den Bosch LMC, Verheul R
• 25. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
  Gregg L
• 26. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma
  Ford JD
• 27. Seizures and epilepsy
  Brust JCM
• 28. Medication overuse headache: causes, consequences and treatment
  Cupini LM, Sarchielli P, Calabresi P
• 29. Addiction and Parkinson's Disease
  Witjas T, Azulay JP, Eusebio A
• 30. Sleep and Sleep Disorders
  Roehrs T, Roth T
• 31. Dreams and Nightmares
  Johnson B
• 32. Drug abuse in cardiovascular diseases
  Furlanello F, Vitali Serdoz L, De Ambroggi L, Cappato R
• 33. Liver Disease
  Zakhari S, Gao B, Hoek JB
• 34. Hyperkinetic movement disorders
  Hess C, Saunders-Pullman R
• 35. Alcohol and cancer
  Seitz HK, Mueller S
• 36. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
  Kilgour AR, Chudley AE

SECTION IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION

• 37. Drug abuse and addiction in elderly
  Simoni-Wastila L, Yang HK
• 38. Aggression and antisocial behavior
  Hoaken PNS, Hamill VL, Ross EH, Hancock M, Lau MJ, Tapscott JL
• 39. Suicidal Behavior in alcohol and drug abuse
  Sher L
• 40. Gambling and drug abuse
  Petry NM, Champine R
• 41. Parental control, raising, role models and drug abuse
  Van der Vorst H
• 42. Legal aspects of drug misuse
  Lader MH
• 43. Occupational impact of drug abuse and addiction
  Slaymaker VJ
• 44. Drug abuse and Traffic Safety
  Penning R, Daamen AP, Veldstra JL, Olivier B, Verster JC
• 45. Medical student and physician education on drug abuse
  Wyatt SA, Wilford BB
• 46. School-based alcohol and other drug prevention
  Newton NC, Conrod PJ, Teesson M, Faggiano F.
• 19. Anabolic steroids
  Pope HG Jr., Kanayama G

SECTION III: DRUG ABUSE IN MEDICAL ILLNESS

• 20. Anxiety Disorders
  Brady KT, Conrod PJ
• 21. Depression and bipolar disorder
  Mackie CJ, Conrod PJ, Brady KT
• 22. ADHD
  Carpentier P-J
• 23. Autism and Alcoholism’s Genetic Overlap
  Miles JH, McCarthy DM
• 24. Personality disorders
  Van den Bosch LMC, Verheul R
• 25. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
  Gregg L
• 26. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma
  Ford JD
• 27. Seizures and epilepsy
  Brust JCM
• 28. Medication overuse headache: causes, consequences and treatment
  Cupini LM, Sarchielli P, Calabresi P
• 29. Addiction and Parkinson's Disease
  Witjas T, Azulay JP, Eusebio A
• 30. Sleep and Sleep Disorders
  Roehrs T, Roth T
• 31. Dreams and Nightmares
  Johnson B
• 32. Drug abuse in cardiovascular diseases
  Furlanello F, Vitali Serdoz L, De Ambroggi L, Cappato R
• 33. Liver Disease
  Zakhari S, Gao B, Hoek JB
• 34. Hyperkinetic movement disorders
  Hess C, Saunders-Pullman R
• 35. Alcohol and cancer
  Seitz HK, Mueller S
• 36. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
  Kilgour AR, Chudley AE

SECTION IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION

• 37. Drug abuse and addiction in elderly
  Simoni-Wastila L, Yang HK
• 38. Aggression and antisocial behavior
  Hoaken PNS, Hamill VL, Ross EH, Hancock M, Lau MJ, Tapscott JL
• 39. Suicidal Behavior in alcohol and drug abuse
  Sher L
• 40. Gambling and drug abuse
  Petry NM, Champine R
• 41. Parental control, raising, role models and drug abuse
  Van der Vorst H
• 42. Legal aspects of drug misuse
  Lader MH
• 43. Occupational impact of drug abuse and addiction
  Slaymaker VJ
• 44. Drug abuse and Traffic Safety
  Penning R, Daamen AP, Veldstra JL, Olivier B, Verster JC
• 45. Medical student and physician education on drug abuse
  Wyatt SA, Wilford BB
• 46. School-based alcohol and other drug prevention
  Newton NC, Conrod PJ, Teesson M, Faggiano F.

AUTHORS & EDITORS

Dr. Bakris is currently Professor of Medicine and Director of the Hypertension Center at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Bakris has published over 600 articles and book chapters in the areas of diabetic kidney disease, hypertension and progression of nephropathy. He is the Editor or Co-Editor of eight books, in the areas of Kidney Disease Progression and Diabetes. Additionally, he is the Associate Editor of the International Textbook of Cardiology. He chaired the first National Kidney Foundation Consensus report on blood pressure and impact on renal disease progression (2000). He has also served on many national guideline committees including: JNC VI and 7 writing committees, the JNC 7 executive committee, the American Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guideline Committee. Dr. Bakris is also the past-president of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology and the current President of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) (2010-2012). He is the current Editor of American Journal of Nephrology and Hypertension, Section Editor of Up-to-Date and Associate Editor of Diabetes Care and Nephrology, Dialysis & Transplant.