This practical and timely book provides comprehensive state-of-the-art guidance on how primary
care clinicians can best care for patients with substance use disorders. The book covers the
major drugs of abuse as well as the more recent ones detailing the biology of various
addictions and all dimensions of clinical diagnosis and management. It is organized in four
parts: (1) The Basics (2) Psychoactive Substance Dependencies (3) Diagnosis Treatment
Recovery Relapse and the Family and (4) Special Groups. Part I The Basics consists of an
overview the various definitions of substance dependence and the pharmacology of addictive
substances. Chapter 1 Overview is an introductory chapter that covers material common to the
entire field of substance dependence. Chapter 2 covers the various definitions of substance
dependence and Chapter 3 reviews the pharmacology of addictive substances. Part II
Psychoactive Substance Dependencies explains the various drug dependencies-alcohol dependence
sedative-hypnotic dependence opioid dependence stimulant dependence nicotine dependence
cannabis dependence dissociative dependence inhalant dependence hallucinogen dependence and
anabolic steroid dependence. Part III addresses diagnosis treatment recovery relapse and
the family. Part IV Special Groups discusses substance dependence in women adolescents the
elderly ethnic minority groups co-occurring disorders LGBT patients HIV positive patients
and the impaired physician. In addition to primary care physicians Substance Use Disorders: A
Guide for the Primary Care Provider will serve as an invaluable resource to primary care nurse
practitioners and physician assistants as well as medical students primary care residents
emergency medicine physicians ASAM and APA certified addictionists and those studying for
certification in those specialties psychiatrists psychologists and alcohol drug counselors.
