Part I : Medical overview. Facing the challenge : patients with substance abuse problems -- Addiction : a disease of the reward pathway -- Denial : does the patient know something is wrong? -- Part II : Diagnostic and treatment issues. Steps to identification -- Diagnosis -- Treatment options -- Part III : Special topics. Substance abuse in adolescents -- Substance abuse in older adults -- Smoking -- Pharmacological treatment.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-216) and index.