Principles of addiction medicine : the essentials / [edited by ] Richard K. Ries; assistant editors, David A. Fiellin, Shannon C. Mill er, Richard Saitz. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkin s, c2009. - xxx, 1570 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

"Principles of Addiction Medicine: The Essentials is a compact and p ortable distillation of the American Society of Addiction Medicine's fl agship text, Principles of Addiction Medicine. This handbook present th e clinically essential points from the larger text in an easy-to-follow outlined and bulleted format. Each chapter follows a template with str uctured headings such as pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeuti c uses, effects, liability, and withdrawal. Principles of Addiction Med icine: The Essentials is an excellent reference for a wide variety of a ddiction medicine professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists , psychiatric nurses, social workers, internal medicine/primary care ph ysicians, and substance abuse counselors"--Provided by publisher.

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Substance abuse
Substance-Related Disorders-- therapy-- Handbooks.
Behavior, Addictive-- Handbooks.
Substance-Related Disorders-- diagnosis-- Handbooks.

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