This book is a comprehensive guide to the screening management and treatment of female
patients with addictions. There are a range of clinical issues specific to women with substance
use disorders and substance abuse during pregnancy is known to have deleterious effects on
neonates. This book focuses on the effective care of the addicted patient and discusses novel
outpatient therapy therapeutic substitution abstinence therapy and the importance of
counseling in the delivery of care. Topics include the physiology of nicotine opiates EtOH
and other substances of abuse the role of receptors and neurotransmitters in addiction the
effects of tobacco and substance abuse on women' s health and tobacco cessation methods.
Featuring practical approaches to gender-responsive treatment Tobacco Cessation and Substance
Abuse in Women's Healthcare is a valuable resource for obstetricians gynecologists family
medicine practitioners and residents hoping to expand their knowledge of tobacco cessation and
substance abuse in women's health.
