DRUG DEPENDENCE, A GUIDE FOR PHYSICIANS

• NCJ Number: 7720
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 186 pages
• Corporate Author: American Medical Assoc
• Sale Source: American Medical Assoc
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FOR PHYSICIANS, AS MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND AS CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY, IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DRUG ABUSING PATIENTS.

Abstract

THE PHARMACOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIOLOGICAL BASES FOR DRUG ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE ARE USED AS AN AID TO UNDERSTANDING THE MAJOR ROOT CAUSES, ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUTH, WHO CONSTITUTE THE MAJORITY OF THE ABUSER POPULATION. FOLLOWING ARE SECTIONS ON MEDICAL TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT, THE ROLE OF LAW AND EDUCATION IN DETERRING ABUSE AND FINALLY THE NEEDS FOR ONGOING RESEARCH IN SEVERAL FACETS OF THE PROBLEM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)