KEY TERMS addiction treatment, p. 478 alcohol, p. 468 alcohol abuse disorder, p. 469
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), p. 479 alcoholism, p. 467 amphetamines, p. 472 blood alcohol …

What do a six-week-old infant, her 19-year-old mother, an 83-year-old nursing home
resident, a 47-year-old landscape designer, and a high school sophomore have in …

Heavy investment in the “personal health care system” is a limited future strategy for
promoting health. This column addresses how a population-based public health approach to …

This chapter defines substance use, at-risk use, abuse and dependence; and describes the
burden of alcohol and substance use on individual and public health. The chapter describes …

The substance abuse pandemic calls for a comprehensive model from which nurses can
organize the vast array of drug and alcohol knowledge required for practice in the …

This little paperback book, being the culmination of collaboration of 45 medical students and
16 faculty members, can make a big impact. Simple and direct, the book contains a wealth of …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The goal of this TIP is to recommend
guidelines for primary care clinicians to follow in caring for patients with alcohol and other …

The discussion focuses on alcohol and central nervous system depressants, caffeine,
nicotine, marijuana, hallucinogens, amphetamines, steroids, heroin, and designer drugs. It …

In recent years there has been growing concern about the prevalence of alcohol and drug
abuse in the general population. While this concern is often expressed as a need for greater …

The challenges of the American health care policy scene can often make it seem that we are
laboring against impossible odds when it comes to support for education, research, and …